- Allerton, Merseyside
infobox UK place
country= England
official_name= Allerton
latitude= 53.3685
longitude= -2.8934
population=
metropolitan_borough=City of Liverpool
metropolitan_county=Merseyside
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Liverpool Garston
post_town= LIVERPOOL
postcode_district= L18
postcode_area= L
dial_code= 0151
os_grid_reference= SJ415865
map_type= Merseyside Allerton is a suburb ofLiverpool , inMerseyside ,England . It is located convert|3|mi|km|1 southeast of Liverpool city centre, bordered byMossley Hill ,Woolton ,Hunts Cross andGrassendale .Allerton has a number of large houses in the prestigious
Calderstones Park area, with mainly 1930s semi-detached housing around the shopping area of Allerton Road. Allerton is paired with nearbyHunts Cross to form theAllerton and Hunts Cross city council ward.History
In the
Domesday Book it appears as "Alretune" meaning 'thealder enclosure', derived from the Anglo-Saxon "alr" 'alder' and "tún" 'enclosure or village'.Allerton was made an
urban district by theLocal Government Act 1894 , and added to thecounty borough of Liverpool on 9 November 1913. [citeweb|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10027317|title=Unit History of Liverpool|work=A Vision of Britain Through Time|accessdate=26 January|accessyear=2006]In the past ten years many new bars and restaurants have opened in Allerton - mainly on Allerton Road and is a popular place for pubgoers.
Education
*New Heys
*St Benedicts
*Calderstones School .Attractions
*
Allerton Cemetery
*Allerton Hall
*Allerton Park Golf Club
*Allerton Tower Park
*Calderstones Park
*Clarke Gardens
*The Parish Church of All Hallows Transport
Allerton is served by two railway stations: Liverpool South Parkway on the border of Allerton and Garston, and West Allerton on Booker Avenue. Both stations offer services to Liverpool city centre and Manchester, but Liverpool South Parkway also has services to
Southport andHunts Cross (on theMerseyrail Northern Line) and also the fast service toBirmingham . The formerAllerton railway station has been replaced with Liverpool South Parkway, although as the platforms are in use as this new station, it does, in effect, still exist.The nearest major bus stop is at Liverpool South Parkway, with the 86 service to the city centre and bus shuttles to
Liverpool John Lennon Airport . There are several bus stops around the district with links to adjacent districts, Knowsley and the city centre.Notable residents
*
Peter Adamson
*Saint John Almond
*Bill Kenwright
*John Lennon
*SirPaul McCartney
*John Arne Riise
*William Roscoe Cultural references
Allerton Road features in the
Beatles ' song,Penny Lane . The 'shelter in the middle of the roundabout', the barber shop, and possibly the bank (whose banker 'never wears a Mac') mentioned in the song are all located at the junction of Allerton Road, Penny Lane and Smithdown Road.References
Bibliography
*"Liverpool District Placenames," Henry Harrison, 1898
Notes
External links
* [http://liverpoolstreetgallery.com/thumbnails.php?album=24 Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 18]
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