Windle, St Helens

Windle
Lord Derby's Footpath, Windle
Windle is located in Merseyside
Windle
Windle
Location within Merseyside
Population10,690 (2011.Ward)
OS grid referenceSJ4916297181
Civil parish
  • Windle
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townST. HELENS
Postcode districtWA10, WA11
Dialling code01744
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°28′08″N 2°46′02″W / 53.4689°N 2.7673°W / 53.4689; -2.7673

Windle is a suburb of St Helens,[1] civil parish and ward of the metropolitan borough of the same name.[2][3] The population of Windle was given as 10,690 at the 2011 Census.[4] It was one of the original four townships alongside Eccleston, Parr and Sutton formed that merged to become St Helens.[1][2] The name derives from Windy Hill.[5]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CivilParish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference CountyBorough was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ University of Portsmouth. "Administrative Unit Windle CP". visionofbritain.org.uk.
  4. ^ "St Helens population 2011". Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ^ Farrer, William & Brownbill, J (1907). A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. Victoria County History. pp. 371–377. The Section dedicated to Windle.