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Village in England
Rainhill is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. The population at the 2011 census was 10,853. Historically
Rainhill
Locomotive motive power competition (1829)
The Rainhill trials were a competition run from 6 to 14 October 1829 to test George Stephenson's argument that locomotives would have the best motive power
Rainhill_trials
English mechanical and civil engineer (1781–1848)
arranged a competition to decide who would build its locomotives, and the Rainhill Trials were run in October 1829. Entries could weigh no more than six tons
George_Stephenson
Railway station in Rainhill, Merseyside, England
Rainhill railway station serves the village of Rainhill in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the electrified northern route of the Liverpool to Manchester
Rainhill_railway_station
English-born Australian murderer and Jack the Ripper suspect (1853–1892)
who was convicted and executed for the murder of his entire family in Rainhill, Merseyside, England, and his second wife in Melbourne, Australia. He is
Frederick_Bailey_Deeming
Hospital in Merseyside, England
Rainhill Hospital was a very large psychiatric hospital complex that was located in Rainhill, Merseyside, England. Founded in 1851 as the then Third Lancashire
Rainhill_Hospital
Church in Merseyside, England
St Bartholomew's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Rainhill, Merseyside. It was built in 1838–40 in the style of the Church of San Bartholomew
St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill
St_Bartholomew's_Church,_Rainhill
Town in Merseyside, England
were referred to as plaintiffs in a boundary dispute with the Lords of Rainhill. Windle contained the smaller Hardshaw, described as a berewick in the
St_Helens,_Merseyside
2004 studio album by Jake Shimabukuro
Walking Down Rainhill is ukulele artist Jake Shimabukuro's third U.S. solo album. It was released on August 24, 2004 on the Hitchhike Records label. In
Walking_Down_Rainhill
Academy in Rainhill, St Helens, Merseyside, England
Rainhill High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Rainhill, Merseyside, England. The school is the official Liverpool
Rainhill_High_School
Steam locomotive by Robert Stephenson in 1829
steam locomotive of 0-2-2 wheel arrangement. It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR), held in October
Stephenson's_Rocket
Early steam locomotive
Perseverance was an early steam locomotive that took part in the Rainhill trials. Built by John Reed Hill of London and Timothy Burstall of Leith; the
Perseverance (Rainhill Trials)
Perseverance_(Rainhill_Trials)
Rainhill is a civil parish in St Helens, Merseyside, England. It contains 21 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated
Listed_buildings_in_Rainhill
Building in Merseyside, United Kingdom
Rainhill Hall or Loyola Hall is a Grade II listed country house built in the 19th century in Rainhill, Merseyside, England, by Bartholomew Bretherton
Rainhill_Hall
Psychiatric hospital in Merseyside, England
located on the outskirts of Rainhill, Merseyside, England. It originated from and operated on the site of the former Rainhill Hospital. The unit was named
Scott_Clinic
2026 English local government election
Rainhill (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Rainhill Independents James Tasker* 2,372 64.4 –0.3 Rainhill Independents Donna Greaves* 2,113 57.4 –1.6
2026 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
2026_St_Helens_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
Early locomotive powered by a horse
Thomas Shaw Brandreth of Liverpool, which competed unsuccessfully in the Rainhill trials of October 1829. The Cycloped was the only entry in the trials that
Cycloped
British locomotive manufacturer (1823–1937)
1829, the company built a new, experimental locomotive to enter in the Rainhill Trials. Rocket had two notable improvements—a multi-tube boiler and a separate
Robert_Stephenson_and_Company
Early experimental locomotive
locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials in 1829. It was an 0-2-2WT locomotive and is now regarded as the
Novelty_(locomotive)
Railway in England (1830–1845)
designed to concentrate the steep grades in three places, at either side of Rainhill at 1-in-96 and down to the docks at Liverpool at 1-in-50[citation needed])
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
Swedish-American engineer (1803–1889)
design of the railroad steam locomotive Novelty, which competed in the Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, which were won by inventor
John_Ericsson
English railway pioneer businessman
or mobile locomotives particularly over the significant inclines around Rainhill, Lancashire. Booth was in favour of locomotive haulage; however locomotives
Henry_Booth
British documentary filmmaker (1931–2000)
Life Tribute in November 2001. A media arts centre at a High School in Rainhill, Merseyside, has been opened, named in his honour. Esther Rantzen, The
Desmond_Wilcox
Class steam locomotives
part during the Rainhill celebrations in 1980 when it hauled a number of Steamport residents from the museum in Southport to Rainhill and also took part
LMS_Fowler_Class_3F
Early British locomotive
steam locomotive built by Timothy Hackworth which took part in the 1829 Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, held to select a builder
Sans_Pareil
American musician (born 1976)
solo performer: Sunday Morning (2002), Crosscurrent (2003), Walking Down Rainhill (2004), and Dragon (2005). All of them except Dragon won both Na Hoku Awards
Jake_Shimabukuro
Independent day school in Rainhill, England
school building, the former private residence, The Tower, on Mill Lane, Rainhill near Prescot, Merseyside. Designed in free Jacobethan style and built in
Tower_College
Town in Merseyside, England
e Areas and suburbs of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Billinge Crank Earlestown Garswood Haydock Newton-le-Willows Rainford Rainhill St Helens
Newton-le-Willows
British mechanical draughtsman, cartographer, consulting engineer, and surveyor
to compete against the Stephenson's Rocket and other locomotives on the Rainhill Trials on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway. The competition went against
Charles_Cheffins
English steam locomotive builder (1780–1856)
test the locomotives on offer. Rastrick was one of three judges at the Rainhill trials of 1829 which conclusively proved the benefits of Stephenson's Rocket
John_Urpeth_Rastrick
assisted George building the Liverpool and Manchester Railway and was at the Rainhill Trials, and wrote a letter, which still exists, describing the event to
John_Dixon_(engineer)
2021 UK local government election
Rainhill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent Kate Stevenson 1,471 46.3 Labour Barrie Grunewald 1,101 34.7 Conservative Henry Spriggs 476 15.0 TUSC Phillip
2021 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
2021_St_Helens_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
1830 railway opening in England
the railway almost complete, the Rainhill trials were held on a short level stretch of the completed line near Rainhill, to test how the track withstood
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Opening_of_the_Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
Class of steam locomotive
"Austerity" No. 7 Robert also participated in the cavalcade of locomotives at Rainhill. Enthusiasts often refer to them by the nickname of "Bucket". Not all have
Hunslet_Austerity_0-6-0ST
2022 local election in St Helens
where the Opposition with 4 Seats while the Greens, Conservatives and Rainhill Independents had 3 Each, Earlestown Independents had 1. The Local Government
2022 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
2022_St_Helens_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
Convicted British hitman
killing. Kinsella was shot dead on 5 May 2018 near St Helens Linkway in Rainhill as he walked with his pregnant partner Wendy Owen. The killers used encrypted
Mark_Fellows_(hitman)
Metropolitan borough in England
City Region. Other towns and villages in St Helens include Earlestown, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Haydock, Billinge, Garswood, Rainford and Newton-le-Willows
Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
Metropolitan_Borough_of_St_Helens
British gang member
latter gang. Kinsella was shot dead on 5 May 2018 near St Helens Linkway in Rainhill by Mark Fellows. Fellows was found guilty of the murders of both Kinsella
John_Kinsella_(criminal)
English civil and locomotive engineer (1803–1859)
September the Rocket locomotive was sent to Rainhill where it was coupled with its tender. The Rainhill trials started on 6 October, and between 10,000
Robert_Stephenson
English cricketer (1866–1931)
English cricketer active in 1894 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Rainhill and died in Liverpool. He appeared in three first-class matches as a lefthanded
Francis_Goodwin_(cricketer)
Academy in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England
Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of
Hope_Academy
Locomotive wheel arrangement
arrangement was first used for Stephenson's Rocket, their entry for the Rainhill Trials of 1829, a competition to choose a locomotive design for the new
0-2-2
Mode of transport
different runs. In 1829, he built the locomotive Rocket, which entered the Rainhill Trials and won. This success led Stephenson to establish his company as
Rail_transport
Association football league in England
Litherland REMYCA (reserves) Mallaby Marshalls Mossley Hill Athletic Newton Rainhill Town South Liverpool (reserves) AFC Knowsley (under-23s) Cammell Laird
West Cheshire Association Football League
West_Cheshire_Association_Football_League
British steam locomotive engineer (1786-1850)
To settle the debate the directors set up a competition to be held at Rainhill, resulting in three serious contestants. Hackworth, with his very limited
Timothy_Hackworth
Town in England
borders the neighbouring towns and villages of Prescot, Huyton, Tarbock and Rainhill, and is best known as the home of Whiston Hospital, one of the largest
Whiston,_Merseyside
Area of St Helens, Merseyside, England
(19 km) east of Liverpool city centre. The area is bordered by Eccleston, Rainhill, Ravenhead, Sutton and Windle. The population of the ward at the 2011 census
Thatto_Heath
Town in Merseyside, England
e Areas and suburbs of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Billinge Crank Earlestown Garswood Haydock Newton-le-Willows Rainford Rainhill St Helens
Earlestown
Association football league in England
Athletic First Farnworth Griffin First FC Brutonwood First New Street Y&D Rainhill Town YD Sankey Vale Reserves The Village Club, Culcheth Reserves Woolston
Warrington & District Football League
Warrington_&_District_Football_League
Scottish textile industrialist
Stourbridge and Nicholas Wood, a mining engineer from Killingworth, at the Rainhill locomotive trials in 1829. He was an active member of the Manchester Literary
John_Kennedy_(manufacturer)
Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, England
Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Liverpool_Metropolitan_Cathedral
English darts player
LPKD The Hasbury Inn 2010, 2011 LPKD The Pint Pot 2009, 2010 (x5), 2011, 2011 Rainhill Open 2011 Retford Open 2011 Tat Bank Open 2009 Worcester Open 2010
Mark_Hylton_(darts_player)
Railway that uses a cable, rope or chain to haul trains
haulage up and down 1 in 100 grades at Rainhill in the belief that locomotive haulage was impracticable. The Rainhill Trials showed that locomotives could
Cable_railway
British heavy freight steam locomotive class
to Bold Colliery to take part in the locomotive parade at Rocket 150 in Rainhill. Due to the class's flangeless centre driving wheels, there is a concern
WD_Austerity_2-10-0
Roby, Knowsley, Little Woolton, Much Woolton, Parr, Prescot, Rainford, Rainhill, Speke, Sutton, Tarbock, Whiston, Widnes, Windle. Preston PLU Alston, Broughton
List of poor law unions in England
List_of_poor_law_unions_in_England
Topics referred to by the same term
(theology) Perseverance (ship), various watercraft so named Perseverance (Rainhill Trials), an early Scottish steam locomotive prototype Natal Railway 4-4-0T
Perseverance
English diarist and memoirist
Bernard Petre, 12th Baron Petre. They settled in Rainhill, Lancashire, living in what was then Rainhill Hall, now Loyola Hall. She was the great-granddaughter
Evelyn,_Princess_Blücher
English singer-songwriter (1945–1977)
injuries and died three days later. He is buried in St. Ann's Churchyard, Rainhill. Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep Cheep (1971) "Lally Stott sites in Prescot? - Prescot
Lally_Stott
Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, after the success of Rocket at the 1829 Rainhill Trials had proved that steam locomotives could perform such duties. Robert
Steam_locomotive
Village in England
e Areas and suburbs of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Billinge Crank Earlestown Garswood Haydock Newton-le-Willows Rainford Rainhill St Helens
Crank,_Merseyside
Pioneering British locomotive type from 1830s
locomotive was the 1830 Dreadnought, an 0-6-0 which was targeted at the 1829 Rainhill Trials, but construction was completed too late. The basis of the Bury
Bury_Bar_Frame_locomotive
who is credited with the final four Harry Potter films, was raised in Rainhill (a village in the Borough of St Helens) Pauline Yates, actress Jacqueline
List of people from St Helens, Merseyside
List_of_people_from_St_Helens,_Merseyside
English footballer (born 2006)
Liverpool. He joined Liverpool F.C. when he was eight years old and attended Rainhill High School, where he won the Year 8 Merseyside Schools Cup in 2019. Danns
Jayden_Danns
English footballer
birth St Helens, Lancashire, England Date of death 1969 Place of death Rainhill, Merseyside. Position Centre forward Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jack_Woods_(footballer)
2016. Retrieved August 20, 2022. Morris, Paula (September 14, 2016). "Rainhill reaffirmed as the birthplace of the railway". St Helens Star. Retrieved
List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
List_of_Historic_Civil_Engineering_Landmarks
in preservation. In 1980, 5000 attended The Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill, where she hauled a short mixed goods which included 2 flatwagons carrying
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 5000
LMS_Stanier_Class_5_4-6-0_5000
Sankey Canal and also the first competition for steam locomotives at the Rainhill Trials. The borough is home to 147 listed buildings, and 12 scheduled monuments
History of St Helens, Merseyside
History_of_St_Helens,_Merseyside
British screenwriter, novelist and actor (born 1959)
family. He moved to Rainhill, while still at primary school.[clarification needed] He attended St Bartholomew's Primary School in Rainhill and West Park Grammar
Frank_Cottrell-Boyce
Grange Elland Ffestiniog Gwynedd Trawsfynydd Fiddlers Ferry Warrington Rainhill 132 kV Frodsham Fourstones Northumberland Stella West Harker Code XB Frodsham
High-voltage substations in the United Kingdom
High-voltage_substations_in_the_United_Kingdom
English footballer (born 1997)
with the Liverpool Football Academy, Ojo was a student at Rainhill Media Arts College in Rainhill. As of 1 July 2024 Appearances in UEFA Europa League One
Sheyi_Ojo
proprietor and landowner who lived in Rainhill, near Liverpool. He founded St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill and owned Rainhill House, which became Loyola Hall
Bartholomew_Bretherton
Self-propelled railway vehicle
The Rocket in Newcastle upon Tyne. Rocket was entered into, and won, the Rainhill Trials. This success led to the company emerging as the pre-eminent early
Locomotive
1816, forming the company in 1819. Rastrick was one of the judges at the Rainhill Trials in 1829. The company was dissolved on 20 June 1831. James Foster
Foster,_Rastrick_and_Company
National railway museum in Shildon, United Kingdom
Hackworth's Sans Pareil. The original engine, built to compete in the Rainhill Trials, is also at Shildon. The trials were to decide which engine should
Locomotion_Museum
Village in England
e Areas and suburbs of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Billinge Crank Earlestown Garswood Haydock Newton-le-Willows Rainford Rainhill St Helens
Garswood
2008 UK local government election
340 votes over Liberal Democrat Barry Dodd. A by-election took place in Rainhill on 12 March 2009 after the death of Labour councillor Mike Doyle. The seat
2008 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
2008_St_Helens_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
2003 studio album by Jake Shimabukuro
Shimabukuro Released August 26, 2003 Label Hitchhike Records Jake Shimabukuro chronology Sunday Morning (2002) Crosscurrent (2003) Walking Down Rainhill (2004)
Crosscurrent (Jake Shimabukuro album)
Crosscurrent_(Jake_Shimabukuro_album)
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
Railway in 1825. The rapid introduction of railways followed the 1829 Rainhill trials, which demonstrated Robert Stephenson's successful locomotive design
Industrial_Revolution
determine which locomotives would be suitable, the directors organised the Rainhill Trials. These were arranged as an open contest that would let them see
History of rail transport in Great Britain to 1830
History_of_rail_transport_in_Great_Britain_to_1830
Irish photographer
The DPA Work. Göttingen: Steidl, 2014. A two-volume collection, one on Rainhill Hospital in Liverpool (1988–1990) and one on Cammell Laird shipyard (1993–1996)
Tom_Wood_(photographer)
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
and then in 1829, he built The Rocket which was entered in and won the Rainhill Trials. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened in 1830 making exclusive
Steam_engine
English footballer (born 1991)
Wigan Athletic. Born in Huyton, Merseyside, but lived and brought up in Rainhill, Merseyside. McManaman began his youth career at Everton before being released
Callum_McManaman
Scottish water polo player
Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Inverness and died in Rainhill. He played as a back for the Inverness Amateurs team that won the Scottish
George_Cornet
Class of 15 British 4-2-2- locomotives
of its class. It was steamed around 1976–1980 when it took part in the Rainhill Trials 150th cavalcade but is currently a static exhibit in the National
Midland_Railway_115_Class
St. Helens the urban district of Prescot and the townships of Eccleston Rainhill and Whiston in the rural district of Whiston. Midlothian (Calder District)
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1924
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1924
British steam locomotive class (1947–1968)
in Shildon and in 1980 it took part in the Rocket 150 celebrations at Rainhill. On a small number of occasions between 1980 and 1983, the engine saw use
LMS_Ivatt_Class_4
Village in England
this, many Cronton Catholics were carried to St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill for burial.[citation needed] In the early twentieth century, Cronton was
Cronton
2005 studio album by Jake Shimabukuro
Shimabukuro Released October 4, 2005 Label Hitchhike Records Jake Shimabukuro chronology Walking Down Rainhill (2004) Dragon (2005) Gently Weeps (2006)
Dragon (Jake Shimabukuro album)
Dragon_(Jake_Shimabukuro_album)
Underground passage made for traffic
being the first full-scale tunnel in North America. Bourne's Tunnel, Rainhill, near Liverpool, England. It is 32.1 m (105 ft) long. Built in the late
Tunnel
Football match
April 1921 Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 72,805 Referee: J. Davies (Rainhill) Jimmy Seed went on to win the Cup as a manager with Charlton Athletic
1921_FA_Cup_final
Building in England
remaining patients and staff were relocated. In 1992 with the closure of Rainhill Lunatic Asylum the inmates were moved to Newsham Park Hospital taking up
Newsham_Park_Hospital
board, one was killed and two injured. November 25 – United Kingdom – At Rainhill station on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, a train moving fast in
List of rail accidents (before 1880)
List_of_rail_accidents_(before_1880)
2016 local election in England
sthelens.gov.uk. Council, St Helens (5 May 2016). "Election results for Rainhill, 5 May 2016". moderngov.sthelens.gov.uk. Council, St Helens (5 May 2016)
2016 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election
2016_St_Helens_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
English mathematician, inventor and classicist (1788–1873)
source of motive power. A prototype, the Cycloped, participated in the Rainhill Trials in 1829, but it had to be withdrawn when the horse broke through
Thomas_Shaw_Brandreth
North Western Railway in nineteenth century England. Findlay was born at Rainhill in Lancashire on 18 May 1829, was the younger son of George Findlay (d
George Findlay (railway manager)
George_Findlay_(railway_manager)
County of England
Kirkby Litherland Liverpool Maghull Newton-le-Willows Prescot Rainford Rainhill Seaforth St. Helens Southport Stockbridge Village Waterloo Whiston Cumbria
Lancashire
English engineer
schemes in view. In 1829 Braithwaite and Ericsson constructed for the Rainhill experiments the locomotive engine, The Novelty. This engine was claimed
John_Braithwaite_(engineer)
Church in Merseyside, England
Lady Immaculate and St Joseph Church, Prescot St Bartholomew's Church, Rainhill Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church, Ramsey Our Lady Star of
St_Mary's_Church,_Woolton
English footballer
joined Everton aged 12, and also played youth football for Knowsley and Rainhill United. She continued to play for Everton while attending the National
Kelly_McDougall
Village and Civil Parish in England
church for over a thousand years. Eccleston composed, with Sutton and Rainhill, part of a single Widnes "fee" (a hereditary entitlement of ownership)
Eccleston,_St_Helens
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