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(/ˈlɪvərpuːl/),
in ‘North West England’
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*’liverpool’ is a major city and ‘metropolitan borough’ with an estimated population of 478,580 in 2015 within the ‘City of Liverpool’*
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(‘Liverpool’ and its surrounding areas form the fifth largest ‘metropolitan area’ in the UK, with an estimated population of over 2.24 million in 2011)
(the local authority is ‘Liverpool City Council’, which is the most populous local government district within the ‘metropolitan county’ of ‘Merseyside’ and the largest within the ‘Liverpool City Region’)
(‘Liverpool’ historically lay within the ancient hundred of ‘West Derby’ in the south west of the county of ‘Lancashire’)
(it became a ‘borough’ from 1207 and a city from 1880)
(in 1889 it became a ‘county borough’ independent of ‘Lancashire’)
(‘Liverpool’ sits on the eastern side of the ‘Mersey Estuary’ and its growth as a major port is paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the ‘Industrial Revolution’)
(along with general cargo, freight, raw materials such as coal and cotton, the city was also directly involved in the ‘Atlantic slave trade’)
(‘Liverpool’ was home to both the ‘Cunard’ and ‘White Star Line’, and was the port of registry of the ocean liner ‘RMS Titanic’ and others such as the ‘RMS Lusitania’, ‘Queen Mary’, and ‘Olympic’)
(the city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007, and it held the ‘European Capital of Culture’ title together with ‘Stavanger’, ‘Norway’, in 2008)
(several areas of ‘Liverpool city centre’ were granted ‘World Heritage Site’ status by UNESCO in 2004)
(the ‘Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City’ includes the ‘Pier Head’, ‘Albert Dock’, and ‘William Brown Street’)
(tourism forms a significant part of the city’s economy)
(labelled the “World Capital City of Pop” by ‘Guinness World Records’, the popularity of ‘The Beatles’ and other groups from the ‘Merseybeat era’ and later contributes to Liverpool’s status as a tourist destination)
(‘Liverpool’ is also the home of two ‘Premier League’ football clubs, ‘Liverpool’ and ‘Everton’, matches between the two being known as the ‘Merseyside derby’)
(the world-famous ‘Grand National’ horse race takes place annually at ‘Aintree Racecourse’ on the outskirts of the city)
(Liverpool’s status as a ‘port city’ has contributed to its diverse population, which, historically, was drawn from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, particularly those from ‘Ireland’ and ‘Wales’)
(the city is also home to the oldest ‘Black African’ community in the country and the oldest ‘Chinese’ community in ‘Europe’)
(natives of ‘Liverpool’ are referred to as ‘Liverpudlians’ (or less commonly ‘Liverpolitans’) and colloquially as “Scousers”, a reference to “scouse”, a form of stew)
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(the word ‘scouse’ has also become synonymous with the [‘liverpool’ accent/dialect])
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