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    Rainhill is a large village and civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Prescot, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) south-southwest of St Helens, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) east-northeast of Huyton[3] and 9.3 miles (15 km) east of Liverpool city centre.

    Historically a part of Lancashire, Rainhill was formerly a township within the ecclesiastical parish of Prescot, and hundred of West Derby. Following the Local Government Act 1894, it became part of the Whiston Rural District.

    Rainhill is most famous for being the location of a pioneering competition to decide a suitable design for use on the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the world's first inter-city passenger railway which was routed through the village. The Rainhill Trials of 1829 resulted in the selection of Stephenson's Rocket as the world's first "modern" steam locomotive.
    I was born in Rainhill, lived there for a few years before moving to St Helens; all we're famous for in St Helens is our glass making, amazing rugby team Saints, and this guy:



    edit: oh and for this piece of crap which is within st helens,
    Last edited by Zeldy; 01-18-2010 at 11:50 PM.

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