Anfield, Liverpool
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| Population | 14,510 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ367933 |
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| 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 |
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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. 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.
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"/
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:
From 1863, the City Council developed the 120 acres (49 ha) Priory Road Cemetery, to which later was added a crematorium.
Anfield is a residential district of Liverpool bordered by a number of areas including Walton, Clubmoor, Tuebrook and Everton.
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