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
tĂșn '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
Attractions
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
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
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