Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Alder Hey Children's Hospital is a children's hospital and NHS foundation trust in West Derby, Liverpool, England. It is one of the largest children's hospitals in the United Kingdom, and one of several specialist hospitals within the Liverpool City Region…

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Type: Hospital
Description: hospital in Liverpool, England, UK, opened 1914
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Springfield Park and St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash.

Springfield Park

Park

Springfield Park is a 22-acre park in Liverpool, England. It is located in the suburb of Knotty Ash, and lies to the north of Prescot Road. Much of the park is now occupied by the newly rebuilt Alder Hey Children's Hospital, which opened in October 2015. Springfield Park is situated 590 feet southwest of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash

Church

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St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash, is a church in the Knotty Ash area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is on Thomas Lane and was built 1834–6. The architects were Williams and Edwards and it was built by Richard and Paul Barker of Huyton in red ashlar sandstone. St John the Evangelist, Knotty Ash is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

Broadgreen Hospital

Hospital

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Broadgreen Hospital is a teaching hospital in the eastern suburb of Broadgreen in the city of Liverpool, England. The hospital, alongside the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool University Dental Hospital in the city centre is part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. Broadgreen Hospital is situated 2,900 feet south of Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dovecot and Old Swan.

Dovecot

Suburb

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Dovecot is a district of Liverpool, England, on the eastern edge of the city bordered by Knotty Ash, West Derby, Broadgreen and Roby. The area is part of the Knotty Ash ward of Liverpool City Council.

Old Swan

Suburb

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Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2021 Census, the population was 15,596.