Anfield (suburb)

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Anfield
Location within Merseyside
Population14,510 (2011)
OS grid reference SJ367933
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LIVERPOOL
Postcode district L4, L5, L6
Dialling code 0151
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53°25′16″N2°57′11″W / 53.421°N 2.953°W / 53.421; -2.953

Anfield is a suburb of Liverpool, England, in the Liverpool City Council ward of Anfield. Historically in Lancashire, it is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. The population of the Liverpool Ward at the time of the 2011 census was 14,510. [1] The area has been home to the football club Liverpool F.C. ever since the club's founding in 1892. The club's home stadium, Anfield, has been located there since its founding in 1884. As of September 2019, it is ranked the 10th most deprived ward in the United Kingdom. [2]

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Development

In 1836, Walton lost its independence and was made part of Liverpool Borough Council. The Ordnance Survey map from 1851 shows a house here called Anfield House (then described as Annfield House), around which the suburb developed. [3]

From 1863, the City Council developed the 120 acres (49 ha) Priory Road Cemetery, to which later was added a crematorium. [4]

Transport

Anfield has no passenger rail service, despite the Canada Dock Branch line running through it. The area used to be served by Breck Road railway station and Walton & Anfield railway station until their closure in 1948. It was announced in December 2019 that Liverpool City Council had commissioned a feasibility study to see about reopening the Canada Dock Branch to passenger traffic. [5]

Notable buildings

Anfield is home to Liverpool F.C.'s Anfield Stadium.

Dan Carden MP's office is located on Priory Road.[ citation needed ]

Notable residents

The Whitney gang lived in Anfield. [6] Comedian Alexei Sayle, actress Alison Steadman, and writer Chris Shepherd all grew up in Anfield.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "City of Liverpool population 2011" . Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "England's most deprived areas named as Jaywick and Blackpool". BBC.
  3. ↑ "Anfield OS sixth-inch map, Anfield 1851". National Library of Scotland. 22 September 1851. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Priory Rd, Cemetery, Anfield". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Tyrrell, Nick (17 December 2019). "Work starts to figure out if Anfield train station could be built". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Last member of Anfield Whitney drugs gang extradited from Spain". Liverpool Echo. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

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