Stockbridge Village

Stockbridge Village

Stockbridge Village is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, England. The area adopted its current name during the 1990s following the regeneration of the Cantril Farm housing estate, which was originally laid out during the 1960s but deteriorated rapidly due to crime and unemployment.

History

The district was built in the 1960s as Cantril Farm to rehouse people from inner-city slum clearances, and consisted of mainly council-owned properties which included several high-rise blocks of flats.

Stockbridge Village Trust Limited was established on the 18th February, 1983 as a non-profit-making Private Company limited by guarantee. The estate within the Borough of Knowsley, which was owned by the Borough Council, was conveyed to the Trust on the 6th April, 1983, at the District Valuer’s valuation of £7.42M. This resulted in the Cantril Farm Estate being split, with two-thirds owned by the Trust, and one third owned by Liverpool City Council. The estate was renamed Stockbridge Village.

The estate was plagued by unemployment, car crime, burglaries, rioting and vandalism during the 1980s as it was one of the most hard-hit parts of Liverpool during this era. It has since been regenerated, with most of the housing stock either improved or replaced.

Notable people

Footballer Micky Quinn grew up on the estate and lived there from 1967 until 1986. His father Mick Quinn senior now runs a pub in the area.

Footballer Ian Bishop was born on the estate he later played for Everton, Manchester City and West Ham United.

Comedian/actor Craig Charles grew up in the area.

Musician Paul Rutherford, a member of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, also grew up on the estate after moving there from an inner-city slum area during the 1960s.

External links

* [http://liverpoolstreetgallery.com/thumbnails.php?album=31 Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 28]
* [http://www.morethanjustalandlord.com/pdfs/SVHistory.pdf History of Stockbridge Village]
* [http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/village/Stockbridge%20Village-Merseyside UK Villages]


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