Birkdale
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 Birkdale village centre |
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 Birkdale
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| Birkdale shown within Merseyside | |
| Population | 12,265 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD333155 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SOUTHPORT |
| Postcode district | PR8 |
| Dialling code | 01704 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Birkdale is an area of Southport, within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, though historically in Lancashire, in the north-west of England. The area is located on the Irish Sea coast, approximately a mile away from the centre of Southport. From 1894 to 1912, Birkdale and the adjoining suburb/village of Ainsdale were administered by Birkdale Urban District Council before becoming part of the county borough of Southport. Until 1 April 1974, Birkdale lay in the traditional borders of the county of Lancashire. At the 2001 census, the local government ward called Birkdale had a population of 12,265. The population of the area at the 2011 Census is shown under Birkdale(Ward)(qv). Other parts of Birkdale are included in Dukes Ward-which contains a significant part of the village centre and the Royal Birkdale Golf Club,- Kew Ward and Ainsdale ward.
Birkdale also inspired the name for a new urban mixed use community twelve miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina in Huntersville, North Carolina called Birkdale Village.
Birkdale probably takes its name from two Old Norse words, birki meaning "birch-copse" and dalr meaning "dale" or "valley".
Birkdale is part of the Southport constituency for elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, it is currently represented by the Liberal Democrat MP, John Pugh.
For elections to Sefton Council Birkdale acts as a single electoral ward, it currently has three councillors, their names are Iain Brodie - Browne, Richard Hands, and Simon Shaw, all are members of the Liberal Democrats.
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