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Childwall is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Gateacre, Wavertree, Belle Vale and Mossley Hill.

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"Four Radmans held Childwall as four Manors. There is half a hide. It was worth eight shillings. There was a priest, having half a carucate of land in frank almoign." Childwall was known as Cileuuelle in the 1086 Domesday Book meaning 'A stream where youngsters meet' from the Old English words 'cild' & 'wella'.

Childwall was traditionally part of the West Derby Hundred. It was an urban district from the Local Government Act 1894 until it was annexed to Liverpool in 1913. [1]

All Saints Church Childwall is the oldest church in Liverpool, and still has a lively and full congregation to this date. Traditionally, Childwall is sometimes regarded in Liverpool as having a large Jewish community, but since the 1980s this has been in gradual decline. Many now live in Gateacre and Allerton

Childwall is dominated by the "Childwall Fiveways", a large roundabout that is one of the busiest in Liverpool. Housing is almost entirely detached or semi-detached; there are very few terraces within Childwall. The area's pleasant greenery in abundance and range of large houses makes it one of Liverpool's most sought-after suburbs. Both Hollyoaks and Grange Hill are mostly filmed in Childwall; the area is also home to Liverpool Hope University.

Childwall has the postcode L16/L15.

• Church of All Saints
• Childwall Woods
• Childwall Fiveways
• Score Lane
• Barnham Field

• Sean O'Rourke
• Jeremiah Markland
• Graham Hesketh see fiona mont
• Julia Day
• Ian St John
• Sean Peach
• James Bean

• The nearest railway station is either Mossley Hill or Broadgreen. Historically there was also Childwall railway station.
• Regular bus services connect the district with Liverpool John Lennon Airport and the city centre, as well as surrounding districts.

• Council Ward Profile, March 2006
  • Council Ward Profile, April 2004
• Council Ward Boundary, 2004
  • MultiMap.com
  • Old-Maps.co.uk
• British History Online A History of the County of Lancashire: Volume 3
• Port Cities Illustrated History of Childwall
  • Childwall Fiveways
  • Childwall Valley Road
• The History of Childwall Jonathon Wild
• Disused Stations Paul Wright

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