Haydock

Haydock
Village
St. James' Parish Church, Haydock
Haydock Location within Merseyside
Population	11,416 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ557968
Metropolitan borough	St Helens
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ST. HELENS
Postcode district	WA11
Dialling code	01942 / 01744
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	St Helens North
List of places UK England Merseyside 53°28′04″N 2°39′39″W / 53.4678°N 2.6609°W / 53.4678; -2.6609

Haydock is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. At the 2011 Census, it had a population of 11,416^[1][2] Haydock's historic area covers the Haydock electoral ward and a section of the Blackbrook ward.^[3]

Haydock is located within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire. The village is located to the north-east of the adjacent St Helens, with most of its residential estates and commercial property built either side of the A599. Historically a township and large pastoral area, Haydock was found to be rich with coal and the area grew in significance during the Industrial Revolution particularly with the coming of the canals and railways.^[3] In the 1930s, the north side of Haydock was bisected by the A580 East Lancashire Road; this dual carriageway connected the cities of Liverpool and Manchester, with several junctions serving St Helens and Haydock. The area to the south of the East Lancs road saw large post-war residential development, while the area to the north that was initially open pits and saw large scale industrialisation. More recently, the area north of the road has seen the development of distribution centres encouraged by the proximity of junction 23 of the M6 motorway and Haydock's convenient transport links to Liverpool and Manchester.

Haydock is the home of the Haydock Park Racecourse, while the old mining tip and spoil areas south of the village have been developed into the Lyme & Wood Pits Country Park.