Wavertree

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WAVERTREE, a village, a township, two chapelries, and a sub-district, in Childwall parish and West Derby district, Lancashire. The village stands 1½ mile SE of Edgehill r. station, and 3 ESE of Liverpool; has been much improved under a local board of health; is a place of resort for invalids; and has a post-office under Liverpool, a police station, public baths, and a reading room. The township comprises 1,796 acres. Real property, £36,743; of which £66 are in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 4,011; in 1861, 5,392. Houses, 910. The manor belongs to the Marquis of Salisbury. There are numerous good residences, two churches, a free church of 1869, two dissenting chapels, a Roman Catholic chapel, two national schools, two large breweries, and an extensive ropery. The two chapelries are Holy Trinity and St. Mary; and the former is a p. curacy, the latter a rectory, in the diocese of Chester. Value of each, £300. Patron of the former, the Vicar of Childwall; of the latter, the Bishop of Chester. The sub-district contains 4 townships. Acres, 7,448. Pop. in 1851, 7,415; in 1861, 10,845. Houses, 1,792.
John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)

Archives and libraries

Local studies information is held at Liverpool library.

Census

Details about the census records, and indexes for Wavertree.

Church Records

St Barnabas, Penny Lane, Church of England, Mossley Hill
St Matthew and St James, Mossley Hill Road/Rose Lane, Church of England, Mossley Hill
Holy Trinity, Church Road, Church of England
St Bridget, Bagot St, Church of England
St Mary, Olive Vale, Church of England
St Mary, Sandown Park, Church of England
St Thomas, Ashfield, Church of England
Hunter's Lane, Congregational
Woolton Road, Presbyterian
St Anthony of Padua, Queen's Drive, Roman Catholic, Mossley Hill
Christ the King, Queens Drive, Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Good Help, Chestnut Grove, Roman Catholic
Our Lady of the Annunciation, Woolton Road, Roman Catholic
St Hugh of Lincoln, Earle Rd, Roman Catholic
Wesley, Victoria Park (Olive Vale), Wesleyan Methodist

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Civil Registration

The Register Office covering the Wavertree area is Liverpool.

Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

In 1835 Wavertree was a township in the parish of Childwall.

History

A description of historic Wavertree.

Maps

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Probate Records

For probate purposes prior to 1858, Wavertree was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the Lancashire Record Office.

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[Last updated: Wednesday, 03-Sep-2008 11:35:25 BST - Phil Stringer]