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Parr is a former village, now situated within St. Helens, England and is located towards the eastern side of the town. However the area dates back to the West Derby hundred district from the 12th century. The area is located within walking distance of St Helens town centre within a distance of approximately half a mile. ==History== In the mid 14th century, the manor of Parr was held by William Dacre, 2nd Baron Dacre.〔Edward Baines, William Robert Whatton, Brooke Herford, James Croston, ''The history of the county palatine and duchy of Lancaster'', vol. 5 (J. Heywood, 1893), p. 2〕 Parr was one of a number of townships formed in around 1866, that would later become St. Helens, the others being Sutton, Eccleston and Windle. The Sankey Canal, also known as the Sankey Brook Navigation and St Helens Canal, flows through Parr. When opened in 1757, it ran from the mouth of Sankey Brook at the River Mersey along the valley of the Sankey Brook, ending north west of St Helens. Later extensions were made at the Mersey end, firstly to Fiddlers Ferry, then to Widnes, and at the northern end, where it was extended into what became the centre of St Helens St Peter's Church was built in 1864-65 to the designs of J. Medland Taylor: the stonework is in three different colours and there is a broach spire.〔Pevsner, N. (1969) Lancashire: 1. Penguin Books; p. 386〕 The area was overlooked by Bold Power Station across "The Moss" until the decommissioned station was demolished in the late 90s. There have been claims of a historical link to the Parr family, most famously represented by Henry VIII's final wife Catherine Parr. Her Father Sir Thomas Parr is known to have owned or rented lands in the area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parr, St Helens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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