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'''Simonswood''' is a [[civil parish]] in the [[West Lancashire]] district of [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 Census]], the population was 130.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=795847&c=simonswood&d=16&e=15&g=464326&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1212100428359&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=2001 Census: Simonswood|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=29 May 2008}}</ref>
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|region = North West England
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'''Simonswood''' is a [[civil parish]] in the [[West Lancashire]] district of [[Lancashire]], England. At the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]], the population was 130,<ref>{{NOMIS2001|id=30UP019|title=Simonswood Parish|access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> increasing to 151 by the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref>{{NOMIS2011|id=E04005318|title=Simonswood Parish|access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref>
It was originally a [[township (England)|township]] associated with the parish of [[Walton, Merseyside|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]].
It was originally a [[township (England)|township]] associated with the parish of [[Walton, Liverpool|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 {{convert|830|ha|km2 sqmi}}, and the population was 150.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1993/Uksi_19930691_en_1.htm|title=Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993|work=Office of Public Sector Information|accessdate=2 December 2005}}</ref>

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 {{convert|830|ha|km2 sqmi}}, and the population was 150.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1993/Uksi_19930691_en_1.htm|title=Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993|work=Office of Public Sector Information|accessdate=2 December 2005}}</ref>


There is one [[listed building]] in the parish, [[Simonswood Hall]], which is listed at Grade II*.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1343471|desc= Simonswood Hall|access-date= 19 November 2015|mode=cs2}}</ref>
There is one [[listed building]] in the parish, [[Simonswood Hall]], which is listed at Grade II*.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num= 1343471|desc= Simonswood Hall|access-date= 19 November 2015|mode=cs2}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Simonswood Supply Depot]]


==References==
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53°30′18″N 2°52′41″W / 53.505°N 2.878°W / 53.505; -2.878

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]

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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