Liverpool City Region
(Merseyside)
THE information on this section
covers the historical side of a world class region with many key
developments in technology and world changing events that have
shaped the world in which we live today.
Merseyside was formed in 1974 from
what was then known as South West Lancashire. The Merseyside region
consists of North Liverpool and South Liverpool, Sefton, Knowsley,
St Helens and Wirral. Merseyside now has an approximate population
of 1,403,381 with around 610,000 households. It has some of the
richest wildlife on and off its coastline as well as the highest
number of listed buildings outside of London.
In 1984 Liverpool hosted the International Garden Festival and in 2008 Liverpool was the European Union's Capital Of Culture.
In 2017, Merseyside officially became
part of an Liverpool City Region, with the election of a Metro
Mayor. The Liverpool City Region is a Combined Authority (CA) an
economic and political area the incorporates the local authorities
of Merseyside along with the associate members of both West
Lancashire Council and Warrington Council.
We hope that this section
will let you find out more about the regions rich historical
background. After you have taken a look around here
why not try out our
quiz
and see what you have learned?
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A few key historical points in time:-
|
43 Romans |
450 Saxons |
793 Vikings |
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1066 Normans |
1485 Tudors |
1603 Stuart |
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1714 Georgian |
1837 Victorians |
1914 World War 1 |
| 1939 World War 2 |
1990 Gulf War |
1991 World Wide Web went live. |