Why visit Haydock
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 19 parks and trails, 31 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Citadel Arts Centre, World of Glass, Haydock and Victoria Park.
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About Haydock
Haydock is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 11,416 Haydock's historic area covers the Haydock electoral ward and a section of the Blackbrook ward.
From the Wikipedia article Haydock (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
Citadel Arts Centre
Cinema and theater · 2.6 mi
Arts and community centre in St Helens, England
Museums and landmarks7
World of Glass
Museum · 2.5 mi
Museum and visitor centre in St Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Stanley Mill
Monument and historic site · 0.8 mi
In the late Eighteenth Century Stanley Bank was an important centre of local industry and was the site of a now vanished iron slitting...
Goyt Hey Wood
Monument and historic site · 1.5 mi
St. Helens' only ancient woodland
Parks, trails and playgrounds19
Victoria Park
Park · 2.6 mi
Park in St Helens, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
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Restaurants and cafes31
The Dam Bar
Cafe · Breakfast, Local · 1.4 mi
Clubhouse serving food and providing activities.
Garswood Old Road, St Helens
Mo-We 09:30-18:00; Th 09:30-21:00; Fr 09:30-22:00; Sa-Su 09:30-20:00
Rangoli Sankey Arms
Bar and pub · Indian · 0.8 mi
275 Blackbrook Road, St Helens
Su-Th 09:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-00:00
The Owls Nest
Bar and pub · 0.6 mi
165-177 West End Road, St Helens
Tu-Th 14:00-00:00; Fr-Su 12:00-00:00
Parr Community Cafe
Cafe · Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Local · 1.2 mi
Derbyshire Hill Road
Mo-Fr 09:00-16:00
Parr Cons & Working Mens Club
Bar and pub · 1.3 mi
17 Broad Oak Road, St Helens
Mo-Th 18:00-00:00; Fr-Su 12:00-01:00
DJ FOOD & WINE
Brewery and winery · 1.1 mi
53 Blackbrook Road
Mo-Sa 06:30-22:45; Su 07:00-22:45
The Church Inn
Bar and pub · 1.2 mi
85 Broad Oak Road
Su-Th 13:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 13:00-00:00
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History
The placename means "barley, wheat" with the suffix -aco meaning "place". An undated source refers to the name as Heidiog. The village is often referred to by the colloquial name of 'Yick', and its inhabitants may be referred to as 'Yickers' .
Haydock was one of the United Kingdom's richest areas in coal and coal mining, Haydock Collieries had up to 13 collieries working at one time. The last colliery in Haydock – Wood Pit – closed in 1971, bringing to an end coal mining in the area. This site had been the scene of the Wood Pit disaster on 7 June 1878 which a subsequent report of the Inspector of Mines concluded claimed the lives of 189 men and boys. Among them were forty-five-year-old Nathan Boon and his five sons. According to GenUKI, 15 victims were not included in the Inspector's report but their names "appeared in the Coroner's Inquest and in some cases in the burial registers". If included, the final death toll would have been 204.
The Old Boston Trading Estate was built atop the colliery of the same name in the north of Haydock. After the colliery was closed, due to an underground fire, the site was used for many years as a training centre for National Coal Board employees.
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Surrounded by agricultural farmland, much of the village's expansion was due to mining and canal transport. In the early 1900s, Haydock had no fewer than three railway stations–Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield, and Haydock Park–along the line which passed through from St. Helens to Lowton.
From the History section of Haydock on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Haydock
Harry BurrowsEnglish footballer (born 1941)Photo: Jonesy702, CC0
Jimmy TaylorEnglish rugby league footballerPhoto: https://www.flickr.com/photos/26298797@N07/, CC BY 2.0- Edmund ArrowsmithLancaster Jesuit priest; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- Cliff BirkettEnglish footballer (1933-1997)
- Harry GeeEnglish footballer (1895-1991)
- Billy Caulfieldfootballer (1892-1972)
- Harry JonesEnglish footballer born 1911
- Wilf BirkettEnglish footballer (1922-1993)
- Tony ReadEnglish footballer (born 1942)
- Scott HaleEnglish rugby league footballer
- James TwissEnglish footballer (1897-1961)
- Les GreenallEnglish rugby league footballer
Born in Haydock, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship26
Saint Peter's Church
Church · Anglican · 1.2 mi
7 Epsom Street, St Helens
Catholic Church of St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith
Church · 2.1 mi
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries15
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
School · Roman Catholic · 1.2 mi
Boardmans Lane, St Helens
Blackbrook St Mary's Catholic Primary School St Helens
School · Roman Catholic · 1.0 mi
Chain Lane, St Helens
Healthcare3
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Getting there and nearby towns
Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 11 miles away.
- St Helens 2 mi southwest, about 4 min by car
- Newton-le-Willows 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Rainhill 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Ince-in-Makerfield 5 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Wigan 6 mi north, about 9 min by car
- Hindley 6 mi northeast, about 10 min by car
- Warrington 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Westhoughton 9 mi northeast, about 14 min by car
- West Derby 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Woolton 10 mi southwest, about 16 min by car
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Photo credits
- Folly, Victoria Park, St Helens, Paul Brooker, CC BY-SA 2.0
- St Oswald's church, Ashton-in-Makerfield 1, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of St James the Great, Haydock 1, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Holy Cross & St Helen Church 1, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Peter's Church, Parr, St Helens 1, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Mark's Church, Haydock 1, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Peter's Church, Parr, St Helens, Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Out my window - panoramio, zad101, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Graveyard of St Mark's Church, Blackbrook 1, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Graveyard of St Mark's Church, Blackbrook 2, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Graveyard of St Mark's Church, Blackbrook 3, Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Duckeries, St. Helens, Merseyside, Art,, Stefan Bernd, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, ianatkin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tonys999, CC BY-SA 4.0
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