
St Helens is a large town in Merseyside.
Historically a part of Lancashire, the area grew during the 18th and 19th century as a significant centre for coal mining, and glassmaking. Both prior and during this time it was also home to a cotton and linen industry (notably sail making) that lasted until the mid 19th century as well as salt, lime and alkali pits, copper smelting, and brewing.
The town and borough is notable for being the site of the first fully man made canal opened in autumn 1757.
The origin of the name St. Helens stretches back to a "chapel of ease", dating back to at least the 16th century (earliest reference 1552), dedicated to St. Elyn. The chapel was noted as "consisting only of a 'challis and a lytle bell".[2] The chapel was at the crux of the townships on the major thoroughfare for traffic between the River Mersey and northern Lancashire, and also between the port town of Liverpool, and the landlocked Manchester townships.
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