Waterloo, Merseyside
| Waterloo | |
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 Waterloo Town Hall |
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 Waterloo
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| Waterloo shown within Merseyside | |
| OS grid reference | SJ315985 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L22 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Waterloo is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Along with Seaforth the two localities make up the Sefton Ward of Church. The area is bordered by Crosby to the north, Seaforth to the and the Rimrose Valley country park to the south and east respectively, and to the west the Crosby Beach and Crosby Coastal Park.
Crosby Beach begins in Waterloo at the Crosby Marine Park and stretches 3 miles up to Blundellsands and is the location of Antony Gormley's Another Place. Waterloo is home to The Plaza Community Cinema, an award winning volunteer ran cinema and host of local community public events.
The area is connected to Liverpool in the south and Southport to the north by Merseyrail Northern line at Waterloo railway station.
Waterloo was historically part of Lancashire and originally an area of Crosby, named Crosby Seabank. At that time it consisted mostly of cottages, the beach front, sand-hills and fields. The area grew in popularity with wealthy visitors from Liverpool prompting the planning and construction of a large hotel in the Georgian style to be named the Crosby Seabank Hotel. The grand opening coincided with 18 June 1816, the first anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, and was named the Royal Waterloo Hotel in honour of the event. Gradually, as population increased and the area became an identifiable location it became known as Waterloo, with several streets taking the name of names associated with the battle cementing the association.
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