Liverpool

Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles north-west of London. It had a population of 508,961 in 2024 and is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the... Wikipedia

• Sovereign state:  United Kingdom
• Country:  England
• Region:  North West
• Ceremonial county:  Merseyside
• Historic county:  Lancashire
• City region:  Liverpool
• Founded:  1207
• City status:  1880
• Metropolitan borough:  1 April 1974
• Administrative HQ:  Cunard Building
• Type:  Metropolitan borough
• Body:  Liverpool City Council
• Executive:  Leader and cabinet
• Control:  Labour
• Leader:  Liam Robinson (L)
• Lord Mayor:  William Shortall
• Area rank:  208th
• Population (mid-2014 est.):  473,073
• Rank:  9th
• Demonym(s):  Liverpudlian, Scouser (colloq.)
• Time zone:  GMT (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST):  BST (UTC+1)
• Postcode area:  L
• Dialling code:  0151
• ISO 3166 code:  GB-LIV
• GSS code:  E08000012
• Website:  liverpool.gov.uk
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo