Litherland
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Litherland is a district in Sefton, Merseyside, North West England.
It was formerly an urban district, which included both Litherland and the adjoining Seaforth. It is mainly an area of Victorian terraced housing.
Litherland is served by Seaforth and Litherland railway station on the Liverpool to Southport line.
The name Litherland is derived from the Norse language (the original name of the district was Hliterland) and its literal definition is "land on a slope." Given this name by Viking settlers in about 900 CE. It is a very appropriate name as it describes the slope from Hatton Hill down to the river.
Litherland was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Liderlant, however there was no mention of Liverpool. The first manor of Litherland consisted of one half and two quarters, the areas being Litherland including what is now Seaforth (the half) and present day Orrell and Ford (the two quarters). Litherland remained a poor area until the arrival of the canal in 1774, this brought the area into the modern world, providing a safe route through Lancashire from Liverpool to Wigan originally, and eventually in 1816 through to Leeds. The route became very busy primarily for goods and later for the transportation of passengers. The outcome of all this activity was to bring prosperous businessmen from the City to the countryside, where they had a desire to live.
The Beatles played some of their earliest gigs in Litherland Town Hall