Waterloo, Sefton
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Waterloo is a locality in Sefton on Merseyside, North West England.
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[edit] History
Historically part of Lancashire and originally an area of Crosby, named Crosby Seabank, it consisted mostly of sandhills and fields. One of the first major buildings in the area was opened on 18th June, 1816, the first anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, and was named the Royal Waterloo Hotel in honour of the event. Gradually, as population increased and the area became an identifiable location, it became known as Waterloo. Some of the buildings in Waterloo for example, the Potters Barn park buildings are replicas of the ones found in Waterloo, Belgium. Ironically, the name Waterloo was dropped from the original building, which still stands, and it is now known simply as the Royal Hotel.
[edit] Local Government
Waterloo was included in the urban district of Waterloo with Seaforth, and subsequently became part of the municipal borough of Crosby in 1937. In 1974 the whole of Crosby became part of the newly created metropolitan borough of Sefton.
[edit] Architecture
It is a residential district of Edwardian and Victorian villas and terraces, with shops and restaurants and a park facing the sea.
[edit] Transport
The district is served by Waterloo (Merseyside) railway station. and is connected to Liverpool by the "Dock Road".
[edit] Sport
Waterloo was home to Waterloo rugby club who took their name from the area having played there from 1884 until 1892 before moving back to Blundellsands.
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