Liverpool is a
major city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the
eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. Built across a ridge of hills rising
up to a height of around 230 feet (70 metres) above sea-level at Everton
Hill, the city's urban area runs directly into Bootle and Crosby in Sefton
to the north, and Huyton and Prescot in Knowsley to the east. It faces
Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey to the west.
Liverpool is governed by one of five councils within the Metropolitan
county of Merseyside, and is one of England's core cities and its fifth
most populous - 441,477 in 2002, with 816,000 in the Liverpool Urban Area,
which includes suburbs on the Liverpool side of the Mersey but not those
on the Wirral. Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians
and nicknamed "Scousers", in reference to the local meal known as 'scouse',
a form of stew. The word scouse has also become synonymous with the
Liverpool accent and dialect.
In the late 19th century, Liverpool reached the zenith of its power and
was the "second Port of the Empire", It controlled one seventh of all the
world's shipping and handled more goods than any British city outside
London. Liverpool in the late Nineteenth century and early Twentieth
century was thought of as a 'world city', rather than British provincial.
During the late 20th century, towards the 1980's, the decline of the Port
of Liverpool as a source of employment and the later contraction of
manufacturing industry in the city region badly affected the city's
economy. However, the city's economy has grown strongly and faster than
the national average since the mid nineties. The city has been undergoing
a general economic and civic revival since then, which was kick started by
the regeneration of the city's Queen's Square. In 2007, the city will be
celebrating its 800th anniversary, and in 2008, will hold the European
Capital of Culture title. In 2004 Liverpool was declared as a UNESCO World
Heritage site. As part of the ongoing regeneration in the city the
developers Grovsenor are constructing the 'Paradise Project' (PSDA), which
is the largest retail-led regeneration project in Europe. The Construction
of a new cruise liner terminal at the Pier Head, will allow the world's
largest vessels to visit the city, which the QE2 intends to do as part of
Liverpool's birthday celebrations at the end of this year.
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Liverpool is a
major city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the
eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. Built across a ridge of hills rising
up to a height of around 230 feet (70 metres) above sea-level at Everton
Hill, the city's urban area runs directly into Bootle and Crosby in Sefton
to the north, and Huyton and Prescot in Knowsley to the east. It faces
Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey to the west.
