Anfield, Liverpool

Anfield
Anfield District Sign.
Anfield Anfield shown within Merseyside
Population	14,510 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ367933
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L4, L5, L6
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Liverpool Walton
List of places UK England Merseyside

Coordinates: 53°25′16″N 2°57′11″W / 53.421°N 2.953°W / 53.421; -2.953

This article is about the district. For the eponymous football stadium, see Anfield.

Anfield is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. The population of the Liverpool Ward at the time of the 2011 census was 14,510.^[1] The district is home to 18-time English champions and five-times European champion football club Liverpool F.C. ever since the club's founding in 1892.

Toponymy

Originally common pasture land within the town of Walton on the Hill, the area had the name of Hanging-fields or Hangfield - the name originating from the deeply sloping (or 'hanging') nature of the terrain. The name was also frequently written as Hongfield or Honghfield. In Gore's paper of 26 July 1810, certain fields are advertised as "Fields in Walton-on-the-Hill, called Hanging-fields"/

Development

In 1836, Walton lost its independence and was made part of Liverpool Borough Council. The Ordnance Survey map of 1840 shows a house here called Anfield House, around which the district developed.

Most of the houses in Anfield are terraced houses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This type of property is particularly dense around Anfield stadium, although in 1991 the properties in Kemlyn Road were demolished to make way for a new stand at Anfield stadium.

Walton was an ancient seat of Christianity in Northwest England, and in line with other Victoria era developments, Anfield gained a number of churches, including:

Church of England:
- St Columba, Pinehurst Road
- St Margaret, Belmont Road
- St Simon and St Jude, Anfield Road
Roman Catholic:
- All Saints, Oakfield Park
Wesleyan Methodist:
- Oakfield Road

From 1863, the City Council developed the 120 acres (49 ha) Priory Road Cemetery, to which later was added a crematorium.^[2]

Present

Anfield is a residential district of Liverpool bordered by a number of areas including Walton, Clubmoor, Tuebrook and Everton.

Demolition of the now defunct Anfield Community Comprehensive School on Priory Road commenced towards the end of 2010 and have been completed in early 2011. Liverpool City Council is currently exploring options for the redevelopment of the site in conjunction with local stakeholders.

Although once a thriving area, Anfield has become increasingly run-down in recent years as its residents have been forced out of their homes on account of the government's controversial Pathfinder scheme.

Landmarks

Anfield Stadium, the home of Liverpool F.C., is located within the district. Everton moved to Goodison Park in 1892 and the new Liverpool Football Club moved in.

The area also contains Stanley Park, one of Liverpool's grand Victorian parks, covering 110 acres of Anfield and is the primary separator between Anfield Stadium and Goodison Park in Walton. Liverpool F.C. have speculated for a long time about building a new stadium in Stanley Park.

Notable residents

The Whitney gang also lived in Anfield.^[3]

Government

The elected councillors for Anfield are Cllrs Jimmy Kendrick for the Liberal Democrats and two Labour councillors; Brian Dowling and Ian Francis.

References

The District Placenames of Liverpool, Henry Harrison, 1898

↑ "City of Liverpool population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
↑ "Priory Rd, Cemetery, Anfield". GENUKI. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
↑ "Last member of Anfield Whitney drugs gang extradited from Spain". Liverpool Echo. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2015.

External links

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Districts and Wards of the City of Liverpool

Districts	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Belle Vale Broadgreen Canning Childwall Chinatown City Centre Clubmoor Croxteth Dingle Dovecot Edge Hill Everton Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Gateacre Gillmoss Grassendale Hunt's Cross Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Netherley Norris Green Old Swan Orrell Park St Michael's Hamlet Speke Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Vauxhall Walton Wavertree West Derby Woolton

Wards	Allerton and Hunt's Cross Anfield Belle Vale Central Childwall Church Clubmoor County Cressington Croxteth Everton Fazakerley Greenbank Kensington and Fairfield Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Norris Green Old Swan Picton Princes Park Riverside Speke-Garston St Michael's Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Warbreck Wavertree West Derby Woolton Yew Tree

Defunct wards	Abercromby Arundel Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dovecot Exchange Granby Great George Lime Street Little Woolton Low Hill Melrose Much Woolton Netherfield North Toxteth Pirrie Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Domingo St. James' St. Mary's St. Paul's St. Peter's Sandhills Scotland Sefton Park Smithdown South Toxteth Vauxhall Westminster

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