Place details
Place nameLiverpool
Other namesLitherpol, Liverpol, Liuerpul
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude53.417
Longitude-3
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Country's sixth largest port; rapidly expanded due to trade with Americas & West Indies in 18th cen.; first dock opened 1715, is now 7 miles long; was destination of many Irish immigrants during Irish famine (1845-1848); heavily bombed during WW II.