Litherland
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Litherland is a district in Sefton, Merseyside, North West England. It was formerly an urban district, which included also Seaforth and Ford. It is mainly an area of Victorian terraced housing.
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[edit] History
[edit] Place-name meaning
The name Litherland derives from Old Norse hliŏ/hlith-ar 'slope" and Old English/Old Norse land "land.
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 (the half) and present day Orrell and Ford (the two quarters).
Litherland remained a poor area until the arrival of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in 1774, this brought the area into the modern world, originally providing a safe route through Lancashire from Liverpool to Wigan, and eventually in 1816 through to Leeds. The route became very busy primarily for goods and later for the transportation of passengers. The outcome of all this activity was to bring prosperous businessmen from the City to the countryside, where they had a desire to live.
The Beatles played some of their earliest gigs in Litherland Town Hall (Litherland town hall is now closed as a council building. It is currently a Health Centre operated by South Sefton PCT).
[edit] Transport
Litherland is served by Seaforth & Litherland railway station on the Liverpool to Southport line. The main road is the A5036 road, which connects to Switch Island and the A565 road at Seaforth Dock.
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