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4 mile circular walks. Descriptions of the LYDIATE PARISH walks are included to help with and ABOUT THE PARISH enhance the walk. Additional walks within the Borough can be found in the This guide is to highlight the local Walking and Cycling Guide produced by The name Lydiate is derived from the features of the Parish and encourage . Lydiate residents and visitors to make Anglo-Saxon word for swing gate, ‘hlid - geat’ and it is mentioned in the the most of them. Lydiate is well served by road; it lies 5 Domesday Book as having a wood a minutes from the end of the M58 and is League long and two Furlongs wide. served by numerous bus routes from Liverpool, Southport and Ormskirk. The north eastern parts of the Parish were St Catherine's Chapel ‘J’ on map Merseytravel buses such as nos 231, 300 once a Viking settlement, called Eggergarth. and 311. Lydiate is no longer served by This was not recorded in the Domesday train but there is a station in near by The Ireland family held the Book, probably because it was not sufficiently that provides links to Liverpool, lordship of Lydiate from 1420 valuable. Ormskirk and Southport. Bus route to 1673 and they were also no.231 connects Lydiate with Maghull responsible for a second Two major features of industrial northern Station. More details are available from feature of the parish, Lydiate can be found in the area.The Traveline on 0871 200 2233. All these Hall.This was built in the 16th Leeds-Liverpool Canal meanders through Lydiate Hill Bridge ‘M’on map buses stop at the Village Green. Century and was home to the Lydiate and the dismantled Cheshire Lines Anderton and Blundell families Railway runs in the neighboring parish along after the Ireland's. By 1940 the Lydiate is located in the Metropolitan the west boundary of Lydiate. hall was a complete ruin. Borough of Sefton, on north . It is 9.8 miles(15.8km) from Liverpool Lydiate, along with Maghull were part of the The picturesque thatched and 10.5 miles (16.9km) from Southport. larger parish of Halsall until the mid 1800’s Scotch Piper Inn can be found and were administered as part of the Diocese on Southport Road and is The Parish is largely rural, it has a village of Lichfield.There are several historical reputed to be the oldest inn centre and boasts a wide and varied monuments to be found in Lydiate.The first in with origins number of amenities.These include local place of worship in Lydiate, St Catherine's dating back to 1320. shops, public houses and a number of Chapel, was built by the Ireland family in the farms with shops and cafes selling local Canal Cottages ‘12’on map 1400’s. It was dedicated to St.Catherine, the produce for people to enjoy. patron saint of Lawrence Ireland's wife, Catherine Blundell. The Chapel now Lydiate has great access to other outdoor stands in ruin but some arte- activities such as rambling. There is a facts can be found in large network of public footpaths Our Lady’s . throughout the Parish and with the close proximity of the Leeds Liverpool Canal access to the countryside is readily avail- able to local residents and visitors alike.

The map overleaf details the parish and Mill House ‘10’on map highlights its public footpaths and two

Scotch Piper Inn ‘K’ on map LydiateParishCouncil2 17/3/10 16:06 Page 1 Page 16:06 17/3/10 LydiateParishCouncil2 LydiateParishCouncil2 17/3/10 16:07 Page 2 D. C. B. A. LYDIATE HALL WALK G on walk ‘G’ on walk ‘E’ I on walk ‘I’ on walk ‘D’ otahN.5. Footpath No. join continue until the bend in road, Lane, Turn at the triangular island onto Eager left was built in the mid 1800’sIt the end one is old St Josephs School. right, Half way up the lane are three building on the Road. Southport on Hall Lane and walk along the away from Church at the side entrance to Our Lady’sStart RC the Vikings settled. It was known as Eggergarth. was known It the settled. Vikings As you join the path area to the right is where

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