Visit Kirkby Places

Welcome to Visit Kirkby Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kirkby

  

Kirkby Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kirkby

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Kirkby history

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Historically in Lancashire, Kirkby is believed to have been founded circa 870. It is believed the town was founded in 870 due to archaeological evidence of settlement from the Bronze Age. The name Kirk-by, from the Old Norse word elements ‘kirkja’ and ‘byr’, believed to be of Danish origin. The town’s settlers arrived via Ireland around 900 around 900. The first direct evidence of a settlement dates from 1086 and the Domesday Book, with a reference to Cherchebi.

Kirkby economy & business

Economic output

Chart of trend of regional gross value added (GVA) of Kirkby at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by the Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of pounds sterling.

Regeneration efforts

Kirkby has seen considerable regeneration efforts in recent years. The town centre previously owned by Tesco was bought and taken over by St Modwen in a £35.8m deal. Kirkby Market underwent redevelopment as part of regeneration plans, and reopened on 26 April 2014.

Tesco regeneration plans

Reports suggest local support for the Tesco/Everton F.C. scheme appears to be tempered by concern over the effect the stadium will have on residents. It is claimed that a majority of people support regeneration in general, but is not clear whether residents were in favour of the particular development.

St Modwen regeneration plans

St Modwen acquired the town from Tesco in October 2015 for £35.8 million. The regeneration of Kirkby Town Centre was halted after the collapse of Tesco’s plans for the town centre. St. Modwen planned for a multi-million pound retail-led regeneration of the town. In October 2016, the town’s Christmas lights were switched on in a dedicated event.

Recent regeneration plans

The town still lacks a major supermarket, the town centre lacks new parking facilities and the proposed cinema on the site of the old library has not been built. This culminated with Knowsley council deciding to step in after developers refused to say when construction would start. The council is buying 100 properties: 87 existing shops, 10 which will be built, two drive-through restaurants, and a petrol station.

Kirkby geography / climate

Kirkby lies 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Liverpool and lies within Merseyside in North West England. It is 180 miles (290 km) North-west of London, 5 miles (8 km) of Huyton, the borough administrative headquarters. River Alt flows through the extreme south west of the town, with the Kirkby Brook tributary passing through the centre.

Climate

Kirkby has a temperate maritime climate due to its position near the north-west coast of England. Its mean annual temperature of 10.2 °C (50.4 °F) is similar to that experienced throughout the Mersey basin and slightly cooler than the English average. October is the wettest month with an average rainfall of 86 millimetres (3.4 in) and April is the most dry.

You can visit Kirkby places with Walkfo Kirkby to hear history at Kirkby’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kirkby has 32 places to visit in our interactive Kirkby map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kirkby, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kirkby places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kirkby & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 32 audio facts unique to Kirkby places in an interactive Kirkby map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kirkby Places Map
32 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Kirkby tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kirkby

  

Best Kirkby places to visit

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Kirkby has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kirkby’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kirkby’s information audio spots:

New Hall, Fazakerley New Hall is located to the north of Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, England. Originally built as a model village, all the buildings in New Hall are recorded in the National Heritage List as Grade II listed buildings.

Visit Kirkby plaques