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Stanley Bank Meadow
Stanley Bank Meadow is a 14.9-hectare (37-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest situated 2.8km north-east of St Helens. The site was notified in 1988 due to its biological features which is predominantly damp unimproved neutral grassland, which is a rare habitat in Merseyside. It is also part of a larger area which is a Local Nature Reserve called Stanley Bank.
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Carr Mill railway station
Carr Mill railway station was on the Lancashire Union Railway in the Carr Mill area of St Helens, England.
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Gerards Bridge railway station
Gerards Bridge railway station was on the St Helens to Rainford Junction then Ormskirk line immediately north of Haresfinch Road in St Helens, England. It opened on 3 February 1858 and closed on 1 August 1905. Remnants of the line through the station survive, leading to Pilkington's Cowley Hill site, though in September 2015 the tracks were out of use.
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Carr Mill Dam
Carr Mill Dam is situated north of St Helens town centre, on the A571 (Carr Mill Road), in Merseyside. At 55 acres, it is the largest body of inland water in the area, and offers picturesque lakeside trails and walks, as well as national competitive powerboating and angling events. It is home of Lancashire Powerboat Racing Club established in 1923 where club, national and international powerboat racing takes place.
The name Carr Mill traditionally came from the Norse word 'Carr' meaning marsh or fen. Once simply a mill pond built to power a corn mill, the dam is shown on William Yates's 1786 Map of Lancashire, with the mill adjacent. The land itself belonged to the Gerard family and a lease details the permissions and extent of use of the occupants. The waters were expanded significantly in the 1750s in order to provide water to the Sankey Brook Navigation, about a mile away. The dam was further enlarged by the London and North Western Railway during construction and cast iron marker posts are still visible at two points around the dam.
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St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy (formerly St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School) is a Roman Catholic coeducational secondary school. It is located in the Blackbrook area of St Helens, Merseyside, England. The school is named after Augustine of Canterbury, the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
Previously a voluntary aided school administered by St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council, in April 2022 St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School converted to academy status and was renamed St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy. The school is now sponsored by the St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, but continues to be under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool.
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy has approximately 600 pupils whose ages range from 11 to 16 and approximately 70 members of staff. The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.