Willaston in the Past

Willaston Heritage Festival 1975. Photo: Andy Legg

Photo: The Green Lantern Cafe

Willaston in the Past aims to gather, archive, record and disseminate information about our village in the past.

Events coming up

General Meeting

Tuesday 8th December at 2pm at Willaston Methodist Chapel. Topic to be confirmed

Books for Sale

Our new booklet - A History of the Old Red Lion - is now available for £5

A History of Willaston and its Inhabitants - covering the period from William the Conqueror to Queen Elizabeth 1 is also available for £5.

To order copies, contact us via this website or text 07948 604568.

Cards and Tea Towels for Sale

We are delighted to offer a range of cards and tea towels for sale. These feature the pictures drawn by A.D Moreton in the book All About Willaston written by the British Legion, Willaston Branch in 1945. The tea towels include information from the time about the village.

There are five pictures featuring:

Willaston Mill
Christ Church
The Old Red Lion
Ash Tree Farm
The Old Hall

They are available for £2.50 each or £12 for the set of five. To find out more, please text 07948 604568.

New on this site

September 2026

Following our presentation at the General Meeting, we have updated our research document on Willaston Mill, along with information about how Willaston celebrated the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth 11. These can be seen here.
We have added several more maps including the 1762 Enclosure Map and Peter Burdett's Map of the Wirral from 1777. These can be seen here.

May 2026

We have added maps, including Bryant's map of 1831 and four maps from the Conservation Stage 11 Report into Willaston. These can be seen here.
We have added a memoire from JGV Burns, who lived in Whitegates and was a pilot in WW2. This can be seen here.

February 2026

We have added histories of Hawthorn School in Mill Lane and Station Garage in Hadlow Road, along with a history of Hadlow Green WI. These can be seen here.
We have added memories of boys travelling on the Hooton to West Kirby line, provided by the Burton and Neston History Society. These can be seen here.

January 2026

We have added various maps and auction documents to our library. These can be seen here.

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