Allerton is a suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England. It is located southeast of Liverpool city centre, bordered by Mossley Hill, Woolton, Hunts Cross and Garston.

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 nearby Hunts Cross to form the Allerton and Hunts Cross city council ward.

History

In the Domesday Book it appears as Alretune meaning 'the alder enclosure', derived from the Anglo-Saxon alr 'alder' and tún 'enclosure or village'.

Allerton was made an urban district by the Local Government Act 1894, and added to the county borough of Liverpool on 9 November 1913.

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
• 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 (it is the train track running from Liverpool South parkway from the old Allerton Station that separates Garston from Allerton), 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 and Hunts Cross (on the Merseyrail Northern Line) and also the fast service to Birmingham. The former Allerton 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
• Paul 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

• Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 18