| Kirkby | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 St Chad's Church, Kirkby's parish church | |
  Kirkby Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 45,564 (2021 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ409988 |
| • London | 180 miles (290 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L10, L32, L33 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Kirkby (/ˈkɜːrbi/ KUR-bee) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of 4,070 acres (16.5 km2) is 5 miles (8 km) north of Huyton and 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Liverpool. The population in 2016 was 41,495 making it the largest in Knowsley and the 9th biggest settlement in Merseyside.[1]
Evidence of Bronze Age activity has been noted though the first direct evidence of a settlement dates to 1086 via the Domesday Book. The town was mainly farmland until the mid-20th century until the construction of ROF Kirkby, the largest Royal Ordanance Factory filling munitions, during the Second World War;[2] Kirkby's urban development happened in the post-war period.
In November 2020, Liverpool F.C. relocated its training facilities from the Melwood site in West Derby, to the town following the completion of the new AXA Training Centre.[3]
- ^ "Kirkby Profile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ Whale, Derek (1984). Lost Villages of Liverpool - Part Three. Prescot, Merseyside: T Stephenson & Sons Ltd. p. 40. ISBN 0-901314-26-9.
- ^ "Liverpool open doors to AXA Training Centre as Jurgen Klopp hails 'perfect' £50m base". 17 November 2020.