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Local History
The Local Government Act 1894 passed through Parliament on 5 March 1894 with most parish council elections taking place on 4 December 1894. At that time, Aintree Village had only three hundred residents and it was decided that the area was too small for a Parish Council. However, an appeal was lodged and a quote from the Ormskirk Advertiser dated 6 December 1894 stated: "The meeting was held in the School Room at Aintree, Mr William Pye presiding. A resolution was passed establishing a Parish Council for the Parish of Aintree. Having won the appeal, the Parish Council held its first elections on 7 February 1895.
It was said of the Local Government Act 1894 that "Every labourer who pays the smallest rate in his Parish will have a choice in the election of his Council and would, when duties are fully understood, exercise it for his own benefits".
Are we really a 'village'?
Aintree Village is often confused with other areas including Walton Vale and Hartley's Village which are two miles away and under Liverpool City Council.
Aintree is widely believed to mean 'one tree or 'tree standing alone'. Aintree Village was first documented as 'Ayntre' in a charter of Cockersand Abbey written about 1200 AD. Local historians have researched Aintree Village and found other early documented evidence. With this in mind, the Parish Council decided, to assure the area of its own identity, to revert back to its original name of 'Aintree Village'. This request was granted by Sefton Council in 1999.
FAMOUS PEOPLE
Many prominent people lived in the area others still do! Two worth a mention are;
JOHN SADLER born in 1720; John lived at Aintree House and was the son of Adam a printer. Adam bought Aintree House in 1723 for £50. John was accused of being the publisher of "a most scandalous paper lately printed at Liverpoole....." He later became interested in printing on pottery and is credited by some as being the discoverer of a method of printing on pottery from copper plates as previously all decoration was hand painted. John married at the age of 57 and had three children. His son James born in 1786 "casually drowned in the canal at Aintree" in 1794. His only daughter Elizabeth lived in Aintree Lane until her death in 1857 aged 85 years.
RICHARD ABBEY; Richard lived at Abbey Farm where the Holy Rosary Church now stands and was an apprentice to John Sadler in 1767; he opened the first pottery on the Herculaneum site in South Liverpool about 1794 and created a famous set of tiles depicting Aesop's Fables. Some of John and Richard's pottery is on display in Liverpool Museum.
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