Wavertree

"WAVERTREE, a township in the parish of Childwall, hundred of West Derby, county Lancaster, 3 miles S.E. of Liverpool, its post town, and 1½ mile from Edgehill railway station. The village is situated on the Grand Junction canal. There are rope works and an extensive brewery. In the vicinity is an ancient well with a Latin inscription, bearing date 1414. The soil is loamy and sandy, with a subsoil of red sandstone and marl. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Chester, value £117, in the patronage of the Vicar of Childwall. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. There is also St. Mary's church, erected in 1853. There are National schools for both sexes, including infants, and a Sunday-school. The Independents, Wesleyans, and Roman Catholics have each a chapel. The Marquis of Salisbury is lord of the manor."