Wavertree

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Map sources for Wavertree at grid reference SJ3889

Wavertree is an area of Liverpool and a Liverpool City Council Ward.

1 Introduction
2 History
3 Wavertree Playground "The Mystery"
4 Some Notable Residents
5 Transport
6 External links

[edit] Introduction

Wavertree is around 30 minutes walk from Liverpool City Centre. The area is highly populated by students of Liverpool's 3 universities, especially the Smithdown Road area. Smithdown Road is famous for "The Smithdown Ten" pub crawl even though the number of pubs in business varies year to year.

Wavertree also boasts a village lock-up that was once used to detain local drunks, and is now a listed building.

[edit] History

The earliest settlement of Wavertree is attested to by the discovery of Bronze Age burial urns in Victoria park. The Doomsday Book reference is "Leving held Wauretreu.There are 2 carucates of land. It was worth 64 pence".

In the past the name has been spelt Watry, Wartre,Waurtree and Wavertree, locals however referred to it as Wa'tree, until the 19th century. The meaning of the name is variously described as 'a wavering tree', 'a clearing in a wood' or 'the place by the common pond'.

Wavertree was part of the parish of Childwall in the West Derby hundred.

A Town Hall was built in 1872 to house the local health board. The motto on the town hall is "sub umbra floresco" or "I flourish in the shade". Up until recently the Town Hall was a Pub; it has since closed down.

In 1895 the Village of Wavertree was incorporated into the city of Liverpool.

[edit] Wavertree Playground "The Mystery"

Main article: Wavertree Playground

The Mystery was one of the first purpose-built public playgrounds in the UK, opened in 1895. It is based on land donated to Liverpool Corporation by an anonymous donor, to be a venue for organised sports, and a place for children from the city's schools to run about in, not a park for 'promenading' in the Victorian tradition.

The donor expressed the hope that the City Council "might approve of giving it a fair trial for this purpose ... before appropriating it for any other use". The land is currently home to a playground, Wavertree Athletics Centre, with many sports facilities including tennis courts, all weather pitch, bowling green and athletic track with grandstand. Liverpool Harriers & A.C. have based their headquarters at this centre since 1990. It is also the venue for the annual Liverpool Show.

[edit] Some Notable Residents

Rohima miah

[edit] Transport

Wavertree Technology Park railway station
Train times and station information for Wavertree from National Rail
Street map and aerial photo of Wavertree from Multimap.com

[edit] External links

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