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Litherland, Lancashire

Historical Description

Litherland, a township in Sefton parish, Lancashire. The township lies on the coast, on the Southport and Liverpool railway, and on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 4½ miles N by W of Liverpool, and contains the hamlet of Seaforth and a portion of Waterloo, each of which has a station on the railway and a post, money order, and telegraph office (T.S.O.) under Liverpool. Acreage, including Seaforth, 1196, besides 391 of water and foreshore; population, 14,881. The increase since 1861 is due to proximity to the harbour of Liverpool, and to the extension of trade there. The manor belongs to the Earl of Sefton, and much of the land to him and to the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone. Seaforth Hall and Seaforth House are chief residences, but a great many fine villas are in Seaforth and Waterloo, and command charming views of the Mersey. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1864, and includes but a portion of the township, the rest of which is in the two chapelries of Waterloo. Population, 5507. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Liverpool; net value, £265 with residence. The church is a handsome structure of white stone, and consists of nave, aisles, transepts, and chancel, with tower and spire.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyLancashire 
Civil parishSephton 
HundredWest Derby 
Poor Law unionWest Derby 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Lancashire Archives, have images of the Parish Registers for Lancashire online.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Litherland from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Lancashire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Litherland are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Lancashire newspapers online:

DistrictSefton
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtL21
Post TownLiverpool

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