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Coordinates: 53°28′04″N 3°00′40″W / 53.4678°N 3.0111°W
| Seaforth | |
 An aerial photograph of Seaforth Dock |
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 Seaforth
Seaforth shown within Merseyside |
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| OS grid reference | SJ325971 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Sefton |
| Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L21 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Bootle |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Seaforth is a district within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is located to the north of Liverpool, between Bootle and Waterloo.
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History
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 the name was taken from Seaforth House, named after Lord Seaforth namely Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth whom built the mansion in 1813 for his daughter and her husband sir John Gladstone, father of William Ewart Gladstone who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom four times.
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
Seaforth is historically part of Lancashire. Seaforth joined Crosby Municipal Borough in 1937 having previously been part of Waterloo with Seaforth urban district. The whole of Crosby became part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Sefton on 1 April 1974.
From 1918 until 1950 Seaforth was within the Parliamentary seat known as the Waterloo constituency, a safe seat for the Conservative Party. Until 2010 Seaforth was within the boundaries of the Crosby constituency, whose MP from 1997 till 2010 was Claire Curtis-Thomas, a member of the Labour Party. Prior to her election the Crosby seat was generally considered to be a Conservative Party stronghold, like its predecessor seat, with Tory MPs elected at every election barring the Crosby by-election, 1981 where 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
Seaforth is situated 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.
- Train times and station information for Seaforth, Merseyside from National Rail.
Sport
Motorcycle speedway racing was staged at Seaforth Stadium in the late 1930s.
See also
Notable people
References
- ^ "Obituary:Kenny Everett" The Independent 5 April 1995 Retrieved 27 July 2010
- ^ [1] Retrieved 19th August 2011
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