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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Aaron Curran

Former mining village with great transport links and 'lovely' community

People living in a Merseyside village say that there is "nowhere more friendly."

Clock Face is a village in St Helens, sitting just south of the town centre. The strange name actually dates back to 18th century, when a huge clock stood suspended overt the door of a local inn.

The Clock Face public house, although not the original building, is built close to the original location and maintains the naming tradition.

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