PENSBY

'Pensby' is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Pensby & Thingwall Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. At the 2001 census, the population of the village was 6,900 ^[1] and the total population for the ward was 13,314 ^[3]

Contents

History

Etymology

Recent history

Sport

Schools

Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

Community

References

External links

History

Etymology

Pensby is said to be a Viking settlement due to the ''"by"'' at the end on the name. Other nearby towns and villages with the ''"by"'' suffix include Frankby, Greasby and Irby.

Recent history

Pensby was originally a village in Woodchurch Parish, Wirral Hundred. The population was 22 in 1801, 48 in 1901 and 2,996 in 1951. ^[4]
Lower Pensby was previously known as 'Newtown'. This was due to the building of new houses around the turn of the 20^th century at the crossroads of Pensby Road and Gills Lane.
In 1974, local government reorganisation in England and Wales resulted in most of Wirral, including Pensby, transfer from the county of Cheshire to Merseyside.

Sport

The famous Everton FC footballer Dixie Dean played for Pensby in his early days, on the fields at the side of Gills Lane. He was sold to Tranmere Rovers for the fee of a new kit for the team.

Schools

Primary Schools

★ Pensby Infants School (also known as Green Bank)

★ Pensby Junior School (also known as Green Bank)

★ Pensby Park Primary

Secondary Schools

★ Pensby High School for Girls

★ Pensby High School for Boys was renamed Pensby Sports College in 2005 by the Department for Education and Skills. ^[5]

Community

★ Pensby Park/Pensby Park Youth Club

★ Pensby Sports College

References

1. Wirral 2001 Census: Pensby
2. Wirral 2001 Census: Pensby
3. National Statistics 2001 Census: Pensby & Thingwall
4. Cheshire Parishes: Pensby
5. Pensby Sports College

External links

★ Irby Thurstaston & Pensby Amenity Society