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PLACENAME: Calders (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Cold hill or cold arse - referring to a hill name. From Old English 'cald-ears'. Caldelrs 1136; Caldei 1182; Cawedy 1606.
A windmill (1600s or earlier) is thought to have stood to the south-west of the settlement, around half way to the estuary. 
A mesolithic (middle stone age) blade found on Caldy Hill suggests that there was early occupation in this area Caldy Village has developed around the 17th century manor. Many of the houses now standing in the village were built in the 1800s. Postcard image of Caldy Village courtesy of Liverpool Record Office. Back to the top | Back up to West Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
