- Frankby
infobox UK place
country= England
latitude= 53.3734
longitude= -3.1361
map_type= Merseyside
official_name= Frankby
shire_county =Merseyside
population = 310 (2001 Census) citeweb|url=http://www.wirral.gov.uk/factsandfigures/census2001/oneward2recset.asp?ref=TS13|title=Wirral 2001 Census: Frankby|work=Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|accessdate=10 May|accessyear=2007]
shire_district= Wirral
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Wirral West
post_town= WIRRAL
postcode_district = CH48
postcode_area= CH
dial_code= 0151
os_grid_reference= SJ245868Frankby is a hamlet on the
Wirral Peninsula ,Merseyside ,England and is located betweenGreasby andWest Kirby . It is part of the Greasby, Frankby & Irby Ward of theMetropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. According to the 2001 census, of a total ward population of 14,667, [citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=3&b=5941385&c=greasby&d=14&e=16&g=362033&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1|title=2001 Census: Greasby, Frankby & Irby|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=10 May|accessyear=2007] 310 people live in Frankby. ]Toponymy
The name Frankby come from the Old Norse "Frankis-byr", meaning "Franki's/Frakki's (Frenchman's) farm". [citeweb|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_headline=scandinavians-trace-their-viking-roots-------in-wirral&method=full&objectid=13103933&page=3&siteid=50061-name_page.html|title=Scandinavians trace their roots in Wirral|work=icLiverpool|accessdate=18 March|accessyear=2008] The "by"
suffix , included in neighbouring place names such asGreasby , Irby andPensby , applies to settlements believed to beViking in origin.History
The settlement of Frankby was mentioned in the
Domesday Book entry for neighbouring Greasby.Frankby was formerly a township in the West Kirby Parish of the
Wirral Hundred . The population was 90 in 1801, 138 in 1851, 248 in 1901 and 413 in 1951. [citeweb|url=http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/frankby.html|title=Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Frankby|work=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|accessdate=11 September|accessyear=2007]Description
Frankby contains part of
Royden Park with itsminiature railway and meres. Named after local landowner Sir Ernest Royden, the park is jointly owned by the National Trust and Wirral Borough Council.Within the grounds is a large
Mock Tudor house known as 'Hillbark', which was erected between 1928 and 1931 by Sir Ernest Royden. Originally known as 'Bidston Court', it was initially sited nearBidston Hill in 1891, but moved brick by brick to its present position in Frankby to replace an earlier dwelling. The house contains a 16th century fireplace, once part of a house belonging toSir Walter Raleigh . [citeweb|url=http://www.e-travelguide.info/hillbarkhotel/|title=E-travel Guide: Hillbark Hotel|accessdate=11 September|accessyear=2007]Frankby's local
public house is known as the Farmer's Arms.The writer, preacher,
suffragette and former local inhabitant Dr Maud Royden (1876-1956) is buried in the local church St John the Divine.References
External links
* [http://www.hillbarkplayers.co.uk/ Hillbark Players]
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