AREAS SERVED BY SEFTON BLEASDALE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

AINTREE Aintree has a village atmosphere with all the advantages of the big city on your doorstep. Aintree has three convenient local shopping areas, two local primary schools, a library and local churches. Within easy distance of a leisure park with a multi screen cinema and bowling alley and big brand named stores on a nearby trading estate. Secondary Schools are within easy travelling distance. Old Roan train station gives easy access to Liverpool and also frequent bus services to city centre amenities, local hospitals, Liverpool Airport, port and ferry port. The area is within a short distance to the main North West motorway network M57 (M62) and M58 (M6).

AUGHTON Aughton has a rural setting within reach of the nearby market town of Ormskirk and seaside resort of Southport: With the advantage of road and rail links to Liverpool and Preston and a motorway link to Manchester from the nearby M58. Schools are within a 2 mile radius.

MAGHULL Situated 7 miles north of Liverpool city centre on the A59 and adjacent to the motor way links M57 and M58, the town has a busy central shopping area and sits astride the Leeds-Liverpool canal and the Mersey Rail link between Ormskirk and Liverpool. It’s served by local primary schools and two large secondary schools.

LITHERLAND A family orientated suburb for Liverpool with a large selection of primary and secondary schools , local shops, The Strand Shops, Litherland Sports Park and Bootle North Park Leisure Centre.

WIRRAL We have house in several locations on the Wirral Peninsular which is placed between the River Dee and River Mersey, the area benefits from both the big city amenities of Liverpool with excellent connections to the rest of the country, and the rural delights of the Peninsular with views across to the Welsh Hills. The area is rich in leisure activities from 17 golf courses, Port Sunlight Museum and Village to the historical City of Chester.

HUYTON, 8 miles from the City Centre, a bustling town on the outskirts of Liverpool, has a pedestrianised centre with an indoor market and a number of independent shops as well as the usual High Street shops. It also has the second largest supermarket in the country. The town is home to the National Wildflower Centre at Court Hey Park. One of only two of its kind in the world, the centre helps the conservation and creation of wildflower landscapes. Huyton boasts some of the best parks on Merseyside, including a Local Nature Reserve, 15 Community Woodlands and 4 Millennium Greens. Huyton is proud of it’s transport links which include 2 rail stations accessing the North West and beyond and a large bus station. It’s motorway and A road links are known and appreciated by it’s residents. Knowsley is on an ambitious journey to create a world class education system with 21st century learning environments at the heart of local communities. This journey is now proceeding at a rapid pace.

WARRINGTON Warrington, is a large town on the banks of the River Mersey, there are numerous places to visit such as Norton Priory, Walton Hall Gardens, Gullivers World, Warrington Town Hall, Museum and Art Gallery. Warrington was founded by the Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by the Saxons and by the Middle Ages, Warrington had emerged as a market town at an important bridging point. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time. The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution, particularly after the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century. The West Coast Mainline runs north to south through the town, and the Liverpool to Manchester railway (the Cheshire Lines route) west to east. The Manchester Ship Canal cuts through the south of the borough (west to east). The M6, M56 and M62 motorways form a partial box around the town.

WIDNES is a town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England, with an urban area population of 57,663 in 2004. It is located on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn. Upstream to the east is the town of Warrington, and downstream to the west is the neighbouring area of Speke, of the city of Liverpool. Historically part of Lancashire, prior to the Industrial Revolution Widnes consisted of a small number of separate settlements on land which was mainly marsh or moorland. In 1847 the first chemical factory was established and the town rapidly became a major centre of the chemical industry. The demand for labour was met by the immigration of large numbers of workers from Ireland, Poland, Lithuania and Wales. The town continues to be a major manufacturer of chemicals and there has been a degree of diversification of the town’s industries. Widnes lies on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester railway line. The main roads passing through the town are the A557 in a north–south direction and the A562 which runs east–west. The Sankey Canal (now disused) terminates in an area of the town known as Spike Island.

PRESCOT During 16th century Prescot had a number of potteries in the town, many fine examples of these are in the town’s museum. The eighteenth century was to bring considerable changes to the town, with the continued growth of a number of craft industries especially watchmaking, toolmaking and the potteries resulting in increased prosperity and a rapid rise in population from an estimated 700 in the 1690’s to 3645 in 1801. The town was practically rebuilt from the 1750’s including the construction of a number of fine Georgian houses, some of which have survived to the present day. A further indication of it’s growth was the revival of the Court Leet, which was based in the new Town Hall built in 1755, which bore the statue of Our Lady Bountiful on its roof as a testimony to the town’s new found wealth. The door lintel from the town gaol, built adjacent to the Town Hall, was used as a test of literacy for those wishing to hold office. This Alphabet Stone, an 18th Century sandstone block contains all the letters of the alphabet (minus the “J”, which was not in use at the time).

MANCHESTER is a major city in the UK and is located within the County of Lancashire. Manchester is a relatively new city, born of the Industrial Revolution. It played a decisive and leading role in the world textile manufacture and production of the late 18th century, a position it held right until its decline in the 1960s. Manchester is one of the largest metropolitan conurbations in the United Kingdom, justly proud of its history and heritage, culture and entrepreneurial spirit. It is now a leading light of the 21st Century with its thoroughly modern city.

The settlement of Manchester began in Roman times but the area was dominated by its close neighbour Salford. It wasn’t until the 19th century that Manchester became a city.
Manchester has a legacy of mills and warehouses, many of which have been turned into hotels and apartments.

There are a lot of firsts in Manchester, the first Computer was built here in 1948, Mr Rolls first met Mr Royce in the Midland Hotel, Emmeline Pankurst the suffragette was born in Manchester, The Vegetarian Society was founded here in 1809. Manchester has the first Man Made waterway in Britain, the Bridgewater Canal, also it boasts the first Commercial Railway, the Liverpool to Manchester Railway in 1830. The world’s first professional football league was set up here in 1888.

There is much to see in the Manchester area, the Imperial War Museum (North), The Lowry, Manchester United F C. The Trafford Centre and Manchester City centre are thriving shopping areas. With its great travel links, The M60 Orbital Motorway, Two major mainline railway stations, Metrolink tram system and the very busy Manchester Airport. This city is certainly worth considering setting up home in.

There is much to do in the Manchester area, there are 13 theatres, there are 100 golf courses, 500 pubs, clubs, restaurants and cafe bars in the city centre, there are 50 top league table independent and state schools in the city region.

STOCKPORT is located on the River Mersey 7 miles south east of Manchester City Centre. Stockport has had a market since 1260 AD. Until then Stockport was more important than its now larger neighbour Manchester. A castle once stood where the market place is now, it was demolished in the 18th century. By 1888 the town was raised to County Borough status.
Stockport is famous for the manufacture of hats, which is still the case today. The Stockport Viaduct is its most famous landmark consisting of 27 arches and contains 11 million bricks and spans one third of a mile, it carries the main line railway from Manchester to Birmingham and London.

CHEADLE is located 3 miles from Stockport town centre and is a traditional English town with a distinctive village ‘feel’ to it. It is an attractive place to shop and has the picturesque church of St Mary’s by the Village Green.

ROMILY lies North East of Stockport borough on the edge of the Peak District. The Church Lane Conservation area is located in the centre of Romily. It was in the first years of the 19th century that Romiley developed in its present day form, due in large part to the completion of the Peak Forest Canal and the resultant improved transport infrastructure and increase in industrial opportunities which came with it. Oakwood Mill, for example, was built by the side of the canal in the mid 1830’s and became a major local employer. Further residential and industrial development took place after the completion of the railway in 1863, and the local railway station still makes it possible for commuters to work in Manchester and Stockport and to travel back to Romily by train.

SALE, in its early days was an Anglo Saxon farming area, its modern development coming from the building of the railway line from Manchester to Altrincham in 1849 and still benefits from this connection this is now a sought after residential area.

LEVENSHULME is bordered by Longsight in the North and Heaton Chapel in the south. When the railway arrived in the mid 19th century, there was considerable expansion in the resident population. The main Manchester to London railway line runs through Levenshulme.

ECCLES, historically a market town and famous for its cakes. It is bordered by the Manchester Ship Canal in the south and the M60 to the west. It has exceptional transport links.

CHOLTON CUM HARDY has retained some of its rural nature, being on the River Mersey. There was once a ferry crossing here. Chorlton Green retains much of its Victorian character. There were two important houses in Cholton, Hough End Hall which was built in 1596 and is now a police horse and dog training centre and Barlow Hall which was built on lands held by the Barlow family since the 13th century, Barlow Hall is now a golf club house.