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Merseyside
History,
Liverpool. |
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| Liverpool
by air, looking down the River Mersey (South
West). Taken over Bootle. |
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EFORE
Liverpool there was only Halewood, or rather the village
of Hale near a wood. This was recorded in the Doomsday
book around 1001. 3 years later the first mention of the
Mersey is made and that's as a river. By 1086 there is
still no mention of the Liverpool only Smithdown,
Toxteth and West Derby. The actual first mention of
Liverpool is apparently in deeds, which sign over the
lands of Ainsdale, French Lea, Liverpool, Ravenmeols and
Litherland to a Henry Fitzwarine. Now Liverpool or
rather the pool would have been an inlet of the river
Mersey, and probably ran from the Mersey tunnel entrance
at the Old Haymarket to Canning place where it rejoined
the river.
It isn't until 1207 that King John actually signs a
charter founding the town of Liverpool.
Photograph
below is of Liverpool from Air looking over Garden
Festival Site (North) taken over the river Mersey.
Photographs
taken
by Patrick Trollope BA(Hons) LBPPA.
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Mersey
Reporter and Liverpool Reporter are Trade Marks of Patrick Trollope. Copyright © Patrick
Trollope 2004
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