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PLACENAME: Magele (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Meaning not clear, may be from Old English mago (son) or Celtic magos (plain), and Old English halh 'corner or nook'. Maghele 1190; Mahale 1220; de Maghal 1246; Maggenhale 1328.
Maghull Manor (1667) was a sandstone manor house. 
The Ancient Chapel (early 13th century) stands in the churchyard behind St Andrew's Church. The extant sections of the building are the chancel and the side chapel, as the nave has been demolished. Photograph © Paul Ashton |
