Hillside, Merseyside

Hillside is a residential suburb of the seaside town of Southport, Merseyside. The village is very closely connected with the village of Birkdale which is also classed as an upmarket suburb of Southport. Birkdale is a much older suburb featuring large Victorian houses, where Hillside is a much more modern residential suburb.TransportThere are good networks of transport to Hillside.RailA popular method of transport is via the Hillside railway station, which opened in May 1926 links the suburb with Southport and Liverpool. The station is very popular in the golfing season or when the Golf Open Championship is held at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club as Hillside station is the nearest train station to Royal Birkdale. The railway line separates Hillside from part of Birkdale and the Royal Birkdale Golf Course.RoadThere are two A roads that run through the suburb, these being the A565 road and the A5267 road.BusThere are bus services through Hillside that are run by Arriva North West and Stagecoach in Preston linking from Preston -Southport - Liverpool.ReligionThere are four churches in the village St John's C of E on St Johns Road, Our Lady of Lourdes which opened in 1956 on Waterloo Road and St. Joseph Church are both Roman Catholic Churches. There is also Liverpool Road Methodist Church on the A5267 road.