Litherland, Lancashire

Description
Litherland, a township in Sefton parish, Lancashire. The township lies on the coast, on the Southport and Liverpool railway, and on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, 4 1/2 miles N by W of Liverpool, and contains the hamlet of Seaforth and a portion of Waterloo, each of which has a station on the railway and a post, money order, and telegraph office (T.S.O.) under Liverpool. Acreage, including Seaforth, 1196, besides 391 of water and foreshore; population, 14,881. The increase since 1861 is due to proximity to the harbour of Liverpool, and to the extension of trade there. The manor belongs to the Earl of Sefton, and much of the land to him and to the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone. Seaforth Hall and Seaforth House are chief residences, but a great many fine villas are in Seaforth and Waterloo, and command charming views of the Mersey. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1864, and includes but a portion of the township, the rest of which is in the two chapelries of Waterloo. Population, 5507. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Liverpool; net value, £265 with residence. The church is a handsome structure of white stone, and consists of nave, aisles, transepts, and chancel, with tower and spire.