Simonswood is a civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England. At the 2001 census, the population was 130,[1] increasing to 151 by the 2011 census.[2]

Simonswood
Simonswood Hall
Simonswood is located in the Borough of West Lancashire
Simonswood
Simonswood
Location in West Lancashire
Simonswood is located in Lancashire
Simonswood
Simonswood
Location within Lancashire
Population151 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSD417013
Civil parish
  • Simonswood
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIVERPOOL
Postcode districtL33
Dialling code0151
PoliceLancashire
FireLancashire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Lancashire
53°30′18″N 2°52′41″W / 53.505°N 2.878°W / 53.505; -2.878

It was originally a township associated with the parish of Walton on the Hill, and became a separate civil parish in 1866. From 1894 to 1974 it formed part of the West Lancashire Rural District. On 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, it was transferred to the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in the new metropolitan county of Merseyside. The Simonswood parish was transferred back to Lancashire (to the West Lancashire district), on 1 April 1994. At the time of this transfer the area of the parish was 830 hectares (8.3 km2; 3.2 sq mi), and the population was 150.[3]

There is one listed building in the parish, Simonswood Hall, which is listed at Grade II*.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Simonswood Parish (30UP019)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Simonswood Parish (E04005318)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993". Office of Public Sector Information. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ Historic England, "Simonswood Hall (1343471)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 19 November 2015
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