Thatto Heath

St Helens has some curious district names: Thatto Heath, Pocket Nook, Finger Post, Ravenhead… Some districts take their names from the old landed gentry, like Parr, Sutton and Bold. Others like Eccleston, have namesakes all within 20-30 miles; a throwback to the days of William the Conqueror, when he parceled manors and land out to his soldiers from across the counties of England, all further than a day’s horse ride apart, to prevent them from having too many men and too much land and wealth in one place — William had had to fight for his Dukedom at 16 years of age and he face rebellions from even his own sons.

Anyhoo, here’s the view from the edge of Thatto Heath park, looking towards Ravenhead in the distance.
More to come,
Paul