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Coordinates: 53°24′43″N 2°55′05″W / 53.412°N 2.918°W
| Old Swan | |
  Old Swan
Old Swan shown within Merseyside |
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| Population | 12,938 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Metropolitan borough | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L13 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Liverpool Wavertree |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Old Swan is an inner-city area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located fairly centrally in the city, bordered by Stoneycroft, Dovecot, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2001 Census, the population of Old Swan was 12,938 (5,999 males, 6,939 females).[1]
The area is named after one of three public houses at a main road junction, the others being The Cygnet and The Red House. From the Old Swan, St Oswald Street leads south to a junction where Rathbone Road, Edge Lane and Edge Lane Drive all meet. Turning left/east at this junction takes you out of the city towards the M62 motorway. Turning right takes you past the Edge Lane retail park and into Liverpool city centre.
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Governance
Old Swan is represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors, Keith Turner, Berni Turner and Gary Millar. The area has not been represented by the Labour Party since Les Hughes retired in 1995. Hughes was one of the key players in the inception of Project Orchid, which redeveloped the Old Swan centre, including the demolition of the St. Oswalds Street tenements.
Geography
The A57 road passes through Kensington and Fairfield prior to running through Old Swan and then through Knotty Ash, towards Prescot and St Helens. Housing in the district is mostly in densely-packed terraced houses, though there are exceptions. These houses are affordable and are ideal for first time buyers as most are in excellent condition and are competitively priced. The location and facilities in the area make it an excellent place to live. The streets are secured with alleygating and crime is relatively low in the area.
Economy
Old Swan has a collection of clothes and food shops along Prescot Road serving local residents, also known as the A57 road, that runs from the city centre. In addition, the area is also served by a large Tesco supermarket.
The district also features an old wartime cinema, now a food store, atop of the main row of shops on Prescot Road.
Transport
Fairly regular bus routes 8/9, 10/10A/10B and 11 connect Old Swan to Liverpool City Centre continuing along the Prescot Road to Huyton, Prescot, and St Helens in east Merseyside. Old Swan has other bus links - routes 60, 61/61A, 62, 81/81A and 102, which do not serve Liverpool City Centre but provide important links to other areas of Liverpool including Aigburth, Aintree, Anfield, Bootle, Childwall, Clubmoor, Crosby, Croxteth, Fazakerley, Netherton, Norris Green, Orrell Park, Speke, Walton, Wavertree, West Derby and Woolton.
The Merseytram System (Line 2) was due to run through Old Swan but this has now been cancelled after funding from the British Government was denied.
The M62 motorway starts at the end of Broadgreen Road out of the city, and is the east gateway into the city via Edge Lane Drive.
The nearest railway stations to Old Swan are Broad Green station and Wavertree Technology Park station. Both are operated by Northern Rail and served by trains from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western, Manchester Victoria and Warrington Bank Quay.
Education
It contains six schools, including Broadgreen J.M.I., St Annes Stanley C of E Primary, St Oswalds Catholic Primary, Corinthian Avenue Primary, St Cuthbert Catholic Primary and Broadgreen International School (formerly known as Highfield and Broadgreen Community Comprehensive), which is a specialised sixth form and technology college. There are also three nurseries in the area. Old Swan offers a recently refurbished[2] library,[3] originally opened in 1913 as a reading room.
Notable residents
- Former Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson was born in Old Swan.
- Alan Caldwell, known as Rory Storm, rock n roll singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was born and lived his entire life in Old Swan, was a member of Old Swan Boys Club (1956-57) and attended St Margaret's Anfield School.
- Tommy Scott, lead singer with nineties band Space lived in Old Swan at the height of their fame.
- Hollywood actor Mike Myers was born here, his parents being Liverpool natives.
References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Old Swan, Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5941442&c=old+swan&d=14&e=16&g=358518&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1213469188774&enc=1, retrieved 14 June 2008
- ^ Old Swan turns over a new leaf, Liverpool City Council, 3 March 2006, http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/News/archive/2006/newsdetail_1596.asp, retrieved 12 January 2009
- ^ Old Swan Community Library, Liverpool City Council, http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Libraries/How_to_find_us/Old_Swan_library/index.asp, retrieved 12 January 2009
External links
- Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: Old Swan
- Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 13
- Old Swan and surrounding area - History - Pics
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