Population 13,312 (2011 Census) | OS grid reference SJ408911 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 0151 | |
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Knotty Ash is an area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Historically within the county of Lancashire, the population at the 2001 Census was 13,200, increasing to 13,312 at the 2011 Census.
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- Tattoos by sharron caudill at northern soul tattoo knotty ash liverpool uk
- Map of Knotty Ash Liverpool UK
- Description
- Government
- Education
- Transport
- Sport
- In popular culture
- References
Map of Knotty Ash, Liverpool, UK
Description
Knotty Ash is a small area on the eastern fringe of Liverpool and neighbours the West Derby, Old Swan, Broadgreen, Dovecot and Huyton districts. Its name is derived from a gnarled ash tree which formerly stood near the present-day Knotty Ash public house. In 2004, comedian and local resident Ken Dodd planted a new ash tree close to the site of the original.
Government
Knotty Ash is represented on Liverpool City Council by three councillors and is wholly within the Liverpool West Derby constituency. The current MP is Stephen Twigg, Labour who in 2010 replaced the former Labour MP Bob Wareing who had resigned the party whip in 2007.
Education
Knotty Ash contains the special needs secondary school Clifford Holroyde and a primary school, Knotty Ash CP.
Transport
The area is served by the number 10 bus service on the Liverpool-Prescot route and the suburban number 61 route between Bootle and Aigburth.
It lies just north of the western terminus of the M62 motorway.
Knotty Ash railway station on the North Liverpool Extension Line formerly served the area, but this closed to passenger traffic in 1960. The former trackway is now part of National Cycle Network Route 62.
Line 2 of the planned Merseytram was routed to run through the area; however, while this scheme has not been officially withdrawn, its future remains in doubt.
Sport
Between 1951 and 1968, the district was home to the city's rugby league team Liverpool City who played at their Knotty Ash Stadium, Mill Yard. Their playing strip consisted of white jerseys with a broad green hoop and white shorts. After the 1967-68 season, they left the district and moved to nearby Huyton, changing the club's name to Huyton RLFC. Having no home venue for the 1968-69 season, their new Huyton home ground of Alt Park was opened for the following 1969-70 season.