Seaforth, Merseyside

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Seaforth
Location within Merseyside
OS grid reference SJ325971
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town LIVERPOOL
Postcode district L21
Dialling code 0151
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53°28′04″N3°00′40″W / 53.4678°N 3.0111°W / 53.4678; -3.0111

Seaforth is a district in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is north of Liverpool, between Bootle and Waterloo.

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History

The village of Seaforth, Lancashire in 1850. Seaforth 1850.png
The village of Seaforth, Lancashire in 1850.

The name of Seaforth is thought to come from the Old Norse sæ-fjord, sæ-ford, "sea inlet". It was recorded as Safforde "sea ford" in 1128, suggesting Old English name origins. Another theory for the name of the area is that it was taken from Seaforth House, named after Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, who built the mansion in 1813 for his daughter and her husband, Sir John Gladstone, father of William Ewart Gladstone, four times Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

A permanent military presence was established in the borough with the completion of Seaforth Barracks in 1882. [1]

Seaforth Dock opened in 1972 and is the largest dock facility on the River Mersey. It is part of the Port of Liverpool and Liverpool Freeport.

Governance

On 31 December 1894 became a civil parish, being formed from the part of Litherland parish in Waterloo with Seaforth Urban District, Seaforth joined Crosby Municipal Borough in 1937. [2] In 1951 the parish had a population of 14,435. [3] On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished [4] and the whole of Crosby became part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.

From 1918 to 1950 Seaforth was within the Parliamentary constituency known as Waterloo, a safe seat for the Conservative Party, and then until 2010 within the Crosby constituency, whose MP from 1997 to 2010 was Claire Curtis-Thomas, of the Labour Party. Prior to her election the Crosby seat was generally considered a Conservative Party stronghold, like its predecessor seat, with Tory MPs elected at every election, except for the 1981 Crosby by-election, when Shirley Williams of the Social Democratic Party was elected. As a result of boundary revisions for the 2010 general election, the Crosby constituency was abolished and Seaforth was included in the expanded Bootle constituency, represented by the Labour MP Joe Benton.

For elections to Sefton Council, Seaforth is within the Church electoral ward and is represented by three councillors, all members of the Labour Party.

Geography

Montgomery House, Alexander House and Churchill House. In April 2016 Churchill House and Montgomery House were demolished. The demolition of Montgomery House failed causing the area to be evacuated. Hi-rise flats in Seaforth, Merseyside.jpg
Montgomery House, Alexander House and Churchill House. In April 2016 Churchill House and Montgomery House were demolished. The demolition of Montgomery House failed causing the area to be evacuated.

Seaforth is between Waterloo in the north, Litherland to the east, Bootle to the south, and the River Mersey and the Port of Liverpool to the west. It is mainly an area of Victorian terraced housing.

Transport

Seaforth is served by Seaforth and Litherland railway station on the Liverpool to Southport branch of Merseyrail's Northern Line. Principal roads include the A565 and the A5036.

Sport

Motorcycle speedway racing was staged at Seaforth Stadium in the late 1930s. Greyhound racing also took place until the 1960s

See also

Notable people

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