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LISCARD, a township and a chapelry in Wallasey parish, Cheshire. The township lies on the Mersey, about ½ a mile from Egremont steam-ferry station, and 2½ N by W of Birkenhead r. station; includes the village and chapelry of New Brighton; and has a post office‡ under Birkenhead. Acres, 4,236; of which 3,340 are water. Real property, £33,731; of which £10 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 4,100; in 1861,5,625. Houses, 929. Much of the area is edificed with streets and terraces, or profusely gemmed with villas and other handsome residences; and is suburban to Birkenhead. Part of the edificed portion forms Liscard village, and part is conjoint with Egremont. There are four hotels, several considerable inns, a police-office, a bridewell, a public weighing machine, a water-tower, and a battery. An interesting feature in the rural part is the Liscard model farm, belonging to Harold Littledale, Esq.—The chapelry bears the name of Liscard-St. John, excludes the chapelry of New Brighton, and was constituted in 1831. Pop. in 1861,3,221. Houses, 562. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, not reported. Patrons, Trustees. The church is a handsome edifice in the Grecian style, and contains about 1,800 sittings. There are chapels for Independents, Quakers, Primitive Methodists, and Roman Catholics; national schools for boys, girls, and infants; Congregational schools for boys and girls; a Roman Catholic school; a working-men's club and reading-room; and a dispensary. The Roman Catholic chapel was built in 1854; is a handsome edifice; contains about 700 sittings; and has a cemetery attached. The Congregational schools were built in 1865, at a cost of £1,200; have a picturesque appearance; and are so arranged as to be available for lectures or public meetings, with accommodation for about 400 persons.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Liscard CP/Tn Wallasey CP/AP Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Liscard |
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