Everything about Allerton Merseyside totally explained
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
Grassendale.
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. There are three secondary schools, New Heys, St Benedicts and
Calderstones School.
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.
Attractions
Transport
Allerton is served by two railway stations:
Liverpool South Parkway on the border of Allerton and Garston, 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
John Lennon
Sir Paul McCartney
John Arne Riise
William Roscoe
Cultural references
Allerton Road features in the Beatles' song, Penny Lane, though the name was changed to that of a more quaint-sounding neighbour, Penny Lane, which runs off Allerton Road.
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