Haydock is a village and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. The village is located roughly mid-way between Liverpool and Manchester, close to the junction of the M6 motorway and the A580 (East Lancashire Road). It lies within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. At the 2001 Census, the village had a population of 11,962. History The placename is from Celtic heidd, meaning "barley, wheat" with the suffix -aco meaning "place". An undated… (More on Haydock)