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Published by Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Borough Metropolitan Sefton by Published www.visitseftonandwestlancs.co.uk VISIT Sefton and West Lancs website Lancs West and Sefton VISIT For maps, cycling information and cycle hire, see the the see hire, cycle and information cycling maps, For There are some fantastic routes in the borough. the in routes fantastic some are There BROOM’S CROSS BROOM’S It’s also a great way to see the scenery in Thornton and Sefton. and Thornton in scenery the see to way great a also It’s TO ENJOY TO WALKS HISTORICAL LINKS WITH LINKS HISTORICAL Try cycling! Try 2 NEW 2 VILLAGE GUIDE EXPLORING ITS EXPLORING GUIDE VILLAGE INCLUDES INCLUDES M57 LITHERLAND CROSBY KIRKBY THORNTON MAGHULL M58 M6 A59 A5147 SKELMERSDALE FORMBY ORMSKIRK M6 A565 A5209 A570 BURSCOUGH SOUTHPORT Thornton SEFTON Parish of Parish Calls to 0845 numbers cost 2p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge access company’s phone your plus minute per 2p cost numbers 0845 to Calls 0845 140 0845 140 0845 on Officer Way of Rights the contact or www.sefton.gov.uk website Council Sefton the see For further details about these and other paths and walks in Sefton, Sefton, in walks and paths other and these about details further For THORNTON PARISH circular walks. Descriptions of the ABOUT THE PARISH routes are included which will help and The aim of this guide is to highlight the enhance the walks. Additional walks The township of Thornton has existed since local features and encourage Thornton within the Thornton area and Sefton the time of William the Conqueror and was residents and visitors to explore this rural Borough can be found in the Walking recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as location and discover its links to the past. and Cycling Guide produced by Sefton Torentun, which is old English for town of Rothwells Lane ‘A’ on map Council which can be found on the thorn trees. www.visitseftonandwestlancs.co.uk Thornton was also mentioned in 1337 although only the base of the The two walks cross land under the when it was recorded as being in the forest original cross remains. stewardship of Lancashire Wildlife of King Edward III. The crosses form an important part Trust and the Forestry Commission Prior to 1930 Thornton was entirely rural of local heritage and customs, one and information on their work within but in the ensuing years its population custom dating back to the 1700s was the area can be found on their grew and now stands at about 2000. `the dressing of the crosses` at Great respective websites. Historically its boundaries have hardly Crosby and Ince Blundell which took changed throughout its long history. place on Midsummer Day. Thornton is well served by road and public transport links specifically bus Despite its long history, Thornton is not It is known that in 1629 there were Broom’s Cross ‘2’ on map services. Details and further famous as the scene of an important battle, two alehouses in Thornton, they information is available on the a castle or historic event but it is significant were situated on either side of the Merseytravel website or for the number of ancient monuments in village green which was the focal Thornton Parish is located in the Traveline on 0871 200 2233 the form of wayside ‘Crosses’, which exist point of rural life in those days. The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, it is either within its boundaries or in the sites are now occupied by the Nags largely rural, made up of a series of small surrounding towns and villages. Head and Grapes respectfully. towns and villages, such as Thornton and Homer Green and its boundaries have Thornton has close links to the Two other historical features are the hardly changed for hundreds of years. neighbouring village of Sefton and they’re Stocks and Sundial, which are both within the ecclesiastical parish of situated on Water Street opposite Thornton is approximately eight miles Sefton. The church of St Helen, in Sefton, is the Nags Head Public House. It is north of Liverpool and is neighbour to the parish church and has been for many thought that the Sundial is of the Parishes of Ince Blundell and Sefton. centuries and is where most local people Jacobean origin and was erected The picturesque village of Little Crosby River Alt ‘6’ on map buried their dead. In medieval times, the before 1720 and is one of the oldest and the larger Great Crosby are both means of transport was either on foot or by in South West Lancashire. The stocks within easy reach, with their array of horse and cart and people travelled over a were used as a punishment for shops and public amenities. network of paths and tracks. Coffins had to people from the parish of Sefton and be carried to the church, so stopping the earliest known Thornton has great access to outdoor places for funeral processions were reference to them activities such as rambling and cycling established and wayside crosses were set dates back to 1725. and there is a large network of public up at the location of the stopping places. footpaths throughout the area perfect for walking. Many of these crosses have been lost but a number can still be found, one of which is The map overleaf details the parish and Broom’s Cross. Broom’s Cross is located on highlights its public footpaths and two Thornton Footpath No2 ‘A’ & ‘B’ on map Holgate and is a scheduled monument, Broom’s Cross ‘2’ on map Thorton Route.qxp_Layout 1 09/10/2015 14:30 Page 1 Page 14:30 09/10/2015 1 Route.qxp_Layout Thorton Aug8 NORTH PARK WALL ROAD GREEN’S LANE Lyd4 7 WALSH HALL FARM 6 Dow9 IncB 6a Roughley Around ACRES LANE Key MARSCOUGH NORTH BRIDGE MOOR LANE Roads Ince Blundell Hall River Alt Thornton Walk Lyd 8 2 MARSCOUGH 5 Wayside Walk SOUTH BRIDGE RIMMER’S BRIDGE Aug30 G FIRTH BRIDGE (SWING BRIDGE) NORTH 1. Commencing at the Stocks and Sundial at the EAST LANE 9 Roughley Around top of Water Street cross Green Lane into HOLLAND’S FARM MILL HOUSE FARM GREEN’S LANE Thornton Walk Lyd1 BROOKSIDE FARM Holgate. Pass the Nags Head Public House on BYE BRIDGE 6 Ince BlundellCHURCH VIEW Park FARM your right and follow the lane. Pass through a River Alt F BROAD LANE gate and horse stile and continue for a short Lyd5 D SMITHYHunt’s Brook BROW Sef 5 Public Footpaths E 4 7 Sef 15 distance before reaching Broom’s Cross Road. G EAGER LANE Homer Green SOUTHPORT RD Sef Stiles LL ROAD Tho5 10 11 2. Cross Broom’s Cross Road via the crossing point, LU C NT PARK WALL ROAD RO turn left into open countryside. Follow the field AD Kissing GatesA E Sef C F B BRIDGEFOOT FARM Roughley’s 1 R 8 THE COTTAGE edge track and the ancient monument Broom’s E H S IVY GLEN ALL L LAN Wood A IncB 4 E N IVY FARM Broom’s Cross E Cross comes into view on your left. Only the CHESHIRE LINES HALL LANE JACKSON’S D Tho Aug15 5 8 BRIDGE stonebase of the original medieval wayside cross Ancient Monument A NURSERY GARDEN HOLLIN HOUSE HOLLINS BARN 11 Lyd24 FARM Tho LYDIATE HALL FARM LYDIATE HALL 7 still remains. (REMAINS OF) JACKSON’S10 3 BRIDGE FARM H LONG LANE Lunt Harrisons Brook 3. Continue straight along the track known as Gates I C SUDELL Sef 14 BRIDGE Lane and Thornton Byway No. 8 and turn left at BACKB LANE Lyd20 IN PYE’S COTTAGES BACK LANE Thornton Wood C 12 LANE BACK I E CANAL BANK MARYLANDS the waymarker at Homer Green Farm. The path L 4 A COTTAGES ST KATHERINE’S CHAPEL N Lyd E HILL TOP FARM 6 then bends to the right passing close to Homer (REMAINS OF) 9 SUDELL LANE Cro 6 ABBEY VIEW PYGON’S PYGON’S HILL SWAN LANE Green Barn on the left continue until reaching LITTLE Lyd 9 SPENCERS HEY Alt PIG AND POULTRY FARM 11 HOUSE FARM 10 HOLGATE Lunt Road. Little Crosby LUN CROSBY ROAD T H ROAD LYDIATE HILL BRIDGE LONGDALE STABLES RD ION TAT 2 LANE S ROSE FARM 4. Crossing Lunt Road, turn left then turn right into A Lyd12 C R Lyd7 E Broad Lane passing the aptly named red brick S L A B I N N ROSE HILL FARM E C house on your left. Continue straight until you E ROA BR 12 OO Lyd8 M’ J 3S C HOME FARM reach a kissing gate, pass through the gate and E D Tho R LAN 2 O L’S SS NEL VIRGIN’S LANE PARK VIEW CHERRY TREE FARM R PUN HOLGATE O PIGON’S FOLD FARM continue straight on. LOLLIES BRIDGE BIRCHFIELD WAY AD GORE HOUSE FARM LSANDHURST WAY ROSE HILL Gates Lane ‘3’ & ‘4’ on walk PYGON’S HILL LANE Cro P 11 I L K MEADOW VIEW FARM L 1 GREEN I N G LN WELLS LN 2 AL L 5. Follow the track passing through three further A T C N BIRCH WAY ROTH A E Lyd16 E R SILVER N L Sef A kissing gates to the pumping station on the foot GORE LODGE A 13 L CARR LANE N LY LL E Key A 1 DIA A TE LA Cro10 MANION AVE N CK W of the River Alt embankment. PILLING LANE Cro12 E RI A59 NORTHWAY Roads S LA B MOS NE Lyd MOSS LANE BERRYS FARM 13 W LYDIATE GREEN O Thornton O 6.