Parr, St Helens
Parr is a ward and historic township, located towards the eastern side of the town of St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 12,199. The township dates back to the West Derby hundred district from the 12th century.
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Peasley Cross railway station
Peasley Cross railway station served the central southern area of St Helens, England. It was situated on the central section of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.
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BrewDog Stadium
BrewDog Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in St Helens, Merseyside, England. Previously known as the
Totally Wicked Stadium, between 2017 and 2025, and as Langtree Park between 2012 and 2017, it has a capacity of over 18,000 and is the home ground of rugby league club St Helens R.F.C. and football club Liverpool F.C. Women. The stadium was granted planning permission in 2008 and construction started in 2010.
The first rugby league match played at the stadium was between St. Helens and Widnes on Friday 20 January 2012. St. Helens won the opening game by 42–24 and moved in ready for the 2012 Super League season.
From the 2024/25 season, Liverpool FC Women play at the stadium, after signing a 10 year deal.
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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.
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St Peter's Church, Parr
St Peter's Church, Parr, is in Broad Oak Road, Parr, St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of St Helens, the archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is combined with those of three local churches to form the Parr Team Ministry. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
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