20-724: Sefton may refer to: Places [ edit ] Sefton, Merseyside , a village in Merseyside, England Metropolitan Borough of Sefton , a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England Sefton, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney, Australia Sefton, New Zealand , a small settlement in New Zealand Sefton, a housing estate in Dún Laoghaire Borough, in County Dublin, Ireland Mount Sefton ,
40-557: A Labour Party MP . As a result of boundary revisions for the 2010 general election the village now forms part of the new Sefton Central constituency which is represented by the Labour MP Bill Esterson . For elections to Sefton Council the village and civil parish of Sefton is within the Park electoral ward and is represented by three councillors . In Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1834, an engraving of
60-534: A horse (survivor of a terrorist bombing in 1982) Sefton (racehorse) , winner of the 1878 Epsom Derby Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council , the governing body of the borough Earl of Sefton , part of the Peerage of Ireland Sefton, a cultivar of Agrostis capillaris (Common Bentgrass) developed in New Zealand See also [ edit ] 7552 Sephton , an asteroid Topics referred to by
80-707: A mountain close to Mount Cook in New Zealand's Southern Alps People [ edit ] Given name [ edit ] Sefton Brancker (1877–1930), Air Vice Marshal Sefton Delmer (1904–1979), journalist Surname [ edit ] Allan Roy Sefton (1921–1989), Australian ornithologist and environmentalist Amanda Sefton , Marvel Comics character Ann Elizabeth Sefton (born 1936), Australian neurologist and educator Clyde Sefton (born 1951), cyclist Fred Sefton (1888–1976), basketball coach Other [ edit ] Sefton Coast , Site of special scientific interest Sefton (army horse) ,
100-403: A picture by Thomas Allom of the interior of the church, with a bridal couple, is accompanied by a short sketch by Letitia Elizabeth Landon in which the arrival of the groom is patiently awaited until it is learnt that he has taken fright and absconded, whereupon a young lieutenant bravely steps in and takes his place. Metropolitan Borough of Sefton The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
120-467: Is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside , England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 , by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport , the municipal borough of Crosby , the urban districts of Formby and Litherland , and part of West Lancashire Rural District . It consists of a coastal strip of land on the Irish Sea which extends from Southport in the north to Bootle in
140-716: Is also home to the Royal Birkdale Golf Club which has played host to the Open Championship , Ryder Cup , Walker Cup and Curtis Cup . This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Sefton at current basic prices published (pp. 240–53) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding ^ includes hunting and forestry ^ includes energy and construction ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured At
160-681: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sefton, Merseyside Sefton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside , England . Located to the south west of Maghull and to the north east of Great Crosby , it is on the flood plain of the River Alt . The village is bisected by the B5422 , Brickwall Lane, which cuts also through
180-594: The Earl of Sefton and the Earl of Derby , resident of Knowsley Hall , and the adjacent borough was subsequently named Knowsley. A Sefton Rural District covering some of the villages in the district existed from 1894 to 1932. The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is one of the six constituent local government districts of the Liverpool City Region . Since 1 April 2014, some of the borough's responsibilities have been pooled with neighbouring authorities within
200-555: The 2011 census, there were 265,010 usual residents of Sefton aged 3 or over whose main language was declared. The 10 most common main languages were as follows: 1,794 (0.68%) usual residents over the age of 3 had a different main language to the above languages. Sefton is twinned with: The following people, military units and Organisations and Groups have received the Freedom of the Borough of Sefton. In terms of television,
220-526: The UK national government and the combined authority over a possible devolution deal to confer greater powers on the region, including whether to introduce an elected 'Metro Mayor' to oversee the entire metropolitan area. The existence of Sefton has been an ongoing local controversy, especially in Southport , where local Members of Parliament (MPs) and councillors have campaigned for separation from Bootle and
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#1732773081343240-486: The area is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada broadcasting from the Winter Hill transmitter. The borough is served by both BBC Radio Merseyside and BBC Radio Lancashire . Other radio stations including Heart North West , Smooth North West , Dune Radio , Hits Radio Liverpool , Hits Radio Lancashire , Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West and Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire . The area
260-545: The council is composed of 41 Labour councillors, 12 for The Liberal Democrat and Progressive Alliance Group, six Conservatives , and five for The Independents Group. There are two vacancies. The borough has a strong income from tourism, most of whom visit the Aintree Grand National , the most valuable horse race in Europe, Anthony Gormley 's Another Place at Crosby Beach and Southport . Birkdale
280-617: The metropolitan area and subsumed into the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority . The combined authority has effectively become the top-tier administrative body for the local governance of the city region and the leader of Sefton Council, along with the five other leaders from neighbouring local government districts, take strategic decisions over economic development, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing and physical infrastructure. In July 2015, negotiations took place between
300-570: The only Grade I listed building in the Borough - was first built around 1170 as the private chapel of the Molyneux family. This village is home to Sefton Parish Church, Saint Helen's Well, a pre-Reformation shrine, a plague pot, the Grade II listed 'Punch Bowl Inn' and the site of Sefton Mill dating back to the Middle Ages. Local folklore has it that Sefton Hall, a Royalist stronghold, was
320-544: The possible inclusion of the town as a district in the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire . It was highlighted after the 2012 local government election that different regions in Sefton had vastly different socio-economic backgrounds and needs. There are high levels of poverty around the Bootle area and central Southport . The council has 66 councillors, three for each of the borough's 22 wards : As of April 2021 ,
340-500: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sefton . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sefton&oldid=1117491276 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
360-563: The scene of a skirmish in the English Civil War . The Georgian Rectory to nearby Sefton Parish Church was demolished in the 1970s, however the gate piers still stand at the entrance to Glebe End. The curate's house, Lunt House, was situated in the nearby hamlet of Lunt . From 1997 until 2010 the village and civil parish of Sefton was part of the Knowsley North and Sefton East constituency represented by George Howarth ,
380-503: The site of the moat of Sefton Old Hall, a recognised National Monument. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 772, increasing to 855 at the 2011 Census. Historically a part of Lancashire , the name Sefton is thought to be derived from the Old Norse sef , meaning "sedge" or "rushes" and tún meaning "farmstead". In the past Sephton was an alternative spelling. The Parish Church of St Helen (Church of England) -
400-476: The south, and an inland part to Maghull in the south-east, bounded by the city of Liverpool to the south, the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley to the south-east, and West Lancashire to the east. It is named after Sefton , near Maghull. When the borough was created, a name was sought that would not unduly identify the borough with any of its constituent parts, particularly the former county boroughs of Bootle and Southport. The area had strong links with both
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