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Aigburth

Coordinates:53°22′01″N2°56′31″W/ 53.367°N 2.942°W/53.367; -2.942
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Aigburth
Aigburth Road sign
Aigburth is located in Merseyside
Aigburth
Aigburth
Location withinMerseyside
OS grid referenceSJ385864
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIVERPOOL
Postcode districtL17, L19
Dialling code0151
PoliceMerseyside
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53°22′01″N2°56′31″W/ 53.367°N 2.942°W/53.367; -2.942

Aigburth(/ˈɛɡbərθ/ⓘ) is a suburb ofLiverpool,England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered byToxtethandDingleto the north,Mossley Hillto the east, andGrassendaleto the south, with theRiver Merseyforming its western boundary.

Description

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Historically a part ofLancashire,Aigburth is mainly residential and covers an area following Aigburth Road (A561) and the areas either side of it until it reachesGrassendale.The suburb is to the south ofSefton Parkand adjoins Otterspool Park, which leads toOtterspool Promenadeon theMersey.Housing in the district is mostly a mixture of terraced and semi detached homes, with large detached houses (mostly converted into flats or hotels) in Aigburth Drive overlooking Sefton Park and modern estates containing detached and semi detached houses in the Riverside Drive area. Lark Lane (between Aigburth Road and Sefton Park) is a lively place with many independent shops, restaurants and bars.The Guardianpublished an article about Aigburth in 2007 in its 'Let's move to...' series.[1]

Etymology

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The name Aigburth comes fromOld Norseeikandberg,meaningoak-tree hill.The name can be interpreted as "hillwhereoaktrees grow "and is ahybridplace-name:the first part of the name is fromOld Norseeikmeaning "oak tree"(which is found in Eikton inCumbriaandEakringinNottinghamshire) andOld Englishbeorgorbergmeaninghillbut as there is no real hill in Aigburth the sense here is more likely to berising ground.Beorg or berg is more usually rendered-borough(as inBarlboroughinDerbyshire) or more rarely as-barrow(as inBackbarrowin Cumbria).[2]The name was also recorded asEikbereiin an undated record.

A possible other meaning of Aigburth is Aiges' Berth, meaning the place where the Viking Aiges berthed his long boat. This is plausible because Aigburth is right on the Merseyside river mouth and not on a hill. The nearby hill has a Viking name Toxteth, which means the camp of Toces.

The spellingAigburgh(or, more rarely,Aighburgh) is sometimes found in old publications and historical documents (for example,S. Lewis,A Topographical Dictionary of England(1848)),[3]as well as in modern references to former residents[4] [5]and is occasionally seen as an alternative (if incorrect) spelling today.

Governance

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The area was previously part of theMossley Hillparliamentary constituency and, as such, returnedDavid Alton(now Lord Alton of Liverpool) for many years. It is now part of theLiverpool Riversideconstituency and returnedLouise Ellmanas MP in the 2005 and 2010 general elections. The current MP isKim Johnson.[6]

The area is covered by theLiverpool City Councilwards ofAigburthandMossley Hill.The current councillors are Dave Antrobus and Rob McAllister-Bell.[7]

Parks and Green spaces

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Landmarks

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Education

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TheAigburth Parkhalls of residence ofLiverpool Hope Universityare located close to the railway line on St Michael's Road. Up towardsMossley Hillare the formerUniversity of LiverpoolCarnatic Halls of Residencebuilt in between Elmswood and Carnatic Roads. These are closed, pending redevelopment. On the piece of land between Mossley Hill Road and Barkhill Road is theIM MarshCampus ofLiverpool John Moores University,where theFaculty of Education, Health and Communityis based. Secondary schools in Aigburth includeSt Margaret's Church of England AcademyandAuckland College,a private school for ages 5–18. State primary schools in Aigburth areSudley InfantsandSudley Juniorsas well asSt Michael-in-the-Hamlet Primary.

Prior to the reorganisation of secondary education in Liverpool in the 1980s, Aigburth was also home to Aigburth Vale Comprehensive School for Girls, formerly Aigburth Vale High School for Girls, which merged with Quarry Bank School to formCalderstones School.

Transport

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The area is served byAigburth railway stationon theNorthern Lineof theMerseyrailnetwork, located some distance from larger residential areas.St Michaels railway stationis also situated in the area, at the bottom of Southwood Road.

Sport

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South Liverpool F.C.,Liverpool Cricket Club,a regular home venue ofLancashire County Cricket Club,andSefton Park Cricket Club,are located in Aigburth.

St Margaret's Cricket and Community Sports Centre housesRespect 4 All,an official charity ofLiverpool Football Cluboffering free football sports coaching for the disabled.

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^Dyckhoff, Tom (21 July 2007),"Let's move to... Aigburth, Liverpool",The Guardian,London,retrieved4 April2008
  2. ^Your Dictionary,retrieved5 July2017
  3. ^Aigburth, or Aigburgh,British History Online,retrieved15 February2008
  4. ^The Waterhouse collection,University of Reading,retrieved5 July2017
  5. ^Venezuelan Orchids,retrieved15 February2008
  6. ^"Contact information for Kim Johnson".UK Parliament.Retrieved27 June2023.
  7. ^"Find Councillor".Liverpool City Council.Retrieved27 June2023.
  8. ^Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896,Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963
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