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Huyton history
Medieval
Huyton was first settled about 600–650 AD by Angles. The settlement was founded on a low hill surrounded by inaccessible marshy land. The first part of the name may suggest a landing-place on the banks of the River Alt.
Industrial development
Huyton-with-Roby is situated near to the south-western extremity of the former Lancashire coalfield. Welsh workers settled in the area to work in nearby collieries. Nearby Cronton Colliery finally ceased production in March 1984, shortly before the UK miners’ strike.
Second World War
Schoolchildren were not evacuated from Huyton, instead schools and homes were provided with air-raid shelters. Internees included artists Martin Bloch, Hugo Dachinger, and Walter Nessler, dancer Kurt Jooss, musicians, sociologist Norbert Elias, anthropologist Eric Wolf and composer Hans Gál. Some inmates “went native”, stayed in Britain and married local women.
Murders
Huyton was brought to national attention in 2005 after the racially motivated murder of black teenager Anthony Walker in McGoldrick Park. Two white local youths were later found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In July 2008, an 18-year-old man, Michael Causer was battered to death in a homophobic attack.
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