Talk:Ormskirk

Famous people
Should Barry Cowan be listed in famous people as he certainly is not famous. - Galloglass 2.04.06
 * I think Barry Cowan is famous for taking Pete Sampras to five sets at Wimbledon, and he now commentates for Sky TV. I'd be interested to find out whether there's any truth in the story about him playing at Aughton Tennis Club at the bottom of Winifred Lane when he was a youngster. Shauny (talk) 22:37, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
 * By all means if you can find the references that meet WP:BIO then he should be added. - Gallo glass  22:53, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Can anyone find any evidence that Andrew Summers DID play on the slayer album? Its not mentioned on the slayer page. - Andy GI 16.01.06

Incomplete sentence in the article
In 1286 when the monks at nearby Burscough Priory were granted a Royal Charter by Edward I of England to hold a weekly outdoor market. Today the market is held twice a week on Thursdays and Saturdays.

The first sentence is incomplete. I'm surprised this has not been spotted yet; the page seems to have been up for two months.

No, I am not volunteering. I live in Chicago and am not familiar with Ormskirk's history from 1286; I only looked up the entry out of curiosity because a friend lives there. Happy now, Chicago? - cwhiteley 08.08.2006


 * Neat point, thank you. I have fixed it. BlueValour 17:35, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Ridge
Part of Ormskirk may lie on a ridge but parts certainly are not and are lower than parts of Aughton. The fact that the Parish Church is on a ridge does not mean you can generalise - County Road, for example, is much lower. I suggest just leave it out or refer to an authoritative source that /all/ of Ormskirk is on a distinct ridge. BlueValour 01:54, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Amen Galloglass 01:58, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Post Town
I'm 99% sure that Ormskirk is a post town. Certainly the Royal Mail address lookup returns ORMSKIRK as the line before the postcode - L39 is just the postcode district and doesn't make Liverpool its post town. Similarly Bootle is also a post town. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by MikeNolan (talk • contribs) 15:52, 11 April 2007 (UTC).

Ormskirk School
the article states that it was formed from the merger of Cross Hall and Ormskirk Grammar. Before (ie in the 1970's and before ) Cross hall was known as Wigan Road Secondary Modern School. Apparently the main building of Wigan Road school was the workhouse before it was a school —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gornystege (talk • contribs) 12:37, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Ormskirk Workhouse was actually on the site of the original Ormskirk Hospital, 300 yards nearer the centre of town and on the opposite side of the road, adjoining the rope works behind what is still the Ropers Arms. What was Cross Hall High school has always a school since its creation. - Gallo glass  15:00, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Stephen Warnock
Started his football at Ormskirk West End FC (see West End website) before being signed for Liverpool academy. He returned to the club for prize giving recently. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gornystege (talk • contribs) 12:45, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

'Ormy'
In my view this reference is not adequate. The fact that some school children chanted 'Ormy' on one occasion does not justify the statement that "In modern day local parlance, the name is frequently shortened to 'Ormy'." TerriersFan (talk) 16:04, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Agreed. This shortening is common dialect around Liverpool. It might have a source, but the Daily Mail isn't a reliable source and even if "notable", it's relentlessly trivial and unimportant. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:41, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

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