Litherland

Litherland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. Until 1974, it was within the historic county of Lancashire. It was an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford. It neighbours Waterloo to the north, Seaforth to the west, and Bootle to the south and is approximately north of Liverpool city centre.

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Vinony's link graph records 198 inbound references to Litherland, and connects out to Merseyside, England and The Beatles.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Former civil parishes in Merseyside, Liverpool Urban Area and Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Litherland
UK place.label_position: left
UK place.population: 22,242
UK place.population_ref: (2001)
UK place.metropolitan_borough: Sefton
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.metropolitan_county: Merseyside
UK place.constituency_westminster: Bootle
UK place.post_town: LIVERPOOL
UK place.postcode_district: L21
UK place.postcode_area: L
UK place.dial_code: 0151
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ340944
UK place.static_image_name: Gate piers to Litherland Park.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Pair of rusticated stone gate piers at the entrance to Litherland Park opposite School Lane.

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Wikidata facts

Population: 22242
Image: Leeds and Liverpool Canal south of bridge 2J.jpg
Dialing code: 0151

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Commons category: Litherland
OS grid reference: SJ340944

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==History== thumb|left|Litherland Town Hall The name Litherland derives from two elements, Old Norse hlið/hlith-ar, which means "slope", and Old English land, "land".

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