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Aigburth/St MichaelsInteresting fact: Aigburth means "hill where oak trees grow" and is a hybrid place-name: the first part of the name is from Old Norse eikr "oak tree" (which is found in Eikton in Cumbria and Eakring in Nottinghamshire) and Old English beorg meaning " hill, tumulus" but here in the sense "rising ground". |
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Anfield |
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Belle ValeInteresting fact: Over one-thousand prefabricated homes were erected in Belle Vale between the years 1945-1947 in order to provide affordable rented accommodation for people whose homes were destroyed in bombing raids on the city during World War II, thus making it one of the largest prefab communities in the country. |
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BootleInteresting fact: Bootle was originally a small hamlet built near the 'sand hills' or dunes of the river estuary. The settlement began to grow as a bathing resort for wealthy residents of Liverpool in the early 19th century. Some remaining large villas which housed well-to-do commuters to Liverpool are located in the area known locally as 'Bootle Village' |
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ChildwallInteresting fact: Childwall was known as Cileuuelle in the 1086 Domesday Book meaning 'A stream where youngsters meet' from the Old English words 'cild' & 'wella'. Childwall was traditionally part of the West Derby Hundred. It was an urban district from the Local Government Act 1894 until it was annexed to Liverpool in 1913 |
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ClubmoorInteresting fact: Until 1960 it was served by Clubmoor railway station |
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CrosbyInteresting fact: Great Crosby was a small village of Viking origin until the arrival of the Alex Abram in the 1840s. The village grew rapidly during the late 19th and early 20th century and merged with a number of distinct areas with their own character, to form the Great Crosby urban district As part of Lancashire Little Crosby village was an urban district in its own right until annexed to the Great Crosby urban district in 1932. |
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DingleInteresting fact: is named after Dingle Brook (Dingle- a wooded valley) which rose at High Park Street and roughly followed Park Road, towards the Old Toxteth Chapel, down just South of Dingle Lane and entered the Mersey at Knott's Hole, which was just behind Dingle Point. |
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Everton |
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GarstonInteresting fact: In Medieval times, Garston was home to a group of Benedictine monks. The first recorded mention of settlement in Garston is of the church of St. Michael in 1235. |
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LitherlandInteresting fact: Litherland was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Liderlant, however there was no mention of Liverpool. The first manor of Litherland consisted of one half and two quarters, the areas being Litherland including what is now Seaforth and present day Orrell and Ford . |
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Norris GreenInteresting fact: Norris Green was built in the 1920s on land donated to the city by Lord Derby, who was at the time resident at nearby Knowsley Hall. He donated the land on the provision that no public houses were to be built within the estate. There remains no pubs inside the estate to this day. |
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ToxtethThere is some ambiguity as to the origin of the name, the two theories are listed below.
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TuebrookInteresting fact: The origin of the name may be Tew Brook, which was a tributary of the River Alt. The Brook itself is now almost entirely piped or culverted, with the last exposed section at the back of a disused cinema. |
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WavertreeThe name derives from the Old English words wæfre and treow, meaning "wavering tree", possibly in reference to aspen trees common locally. It has also been variously described as "a clearing in a wood" or "the place by the common pond". In the past the name has been spelt Watry, Wartre, Waurtree, Wavertre and Wavertree, locals however referred to it as Wa'tree, until the 19th century. |
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West DerbyInteresting fact: West Derby once had a castle, now completely disappeared, but still retains a courthouse built under Queen Elizabeth I: the first court in West Derby was established around 1,000 years ago. |
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