Broadgreen (officially Broad Green) is an eastern suburb of

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, England. On the edge of the city, it is bordered by

Old Swan Old Swan is an eastern neighbourhood of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, bordered by Knotty Ash, Stoneycroft, Broadgreen, Fairfield and Wavertree. At the 2011 Census, the population was 16,461. Description Old Swan is centred on the road ju ...

to the north-west,

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to the north-east,

Childwall Childwall () is a suburb and ward of Liverpool, England, located to the southeast of the city. It is bordered by Belle Vale, Bowring Park, Broadgreen, Gateacre, Mossley Hill, and Wavertree. In 2019, the population was 13,640. Overview The earl ...

to the south and, further east, Bowring Park. Until 2004, it was a

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Description

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a part of

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, Broadgreen is primarily a residential area, made up of semi-detached and detached houses. As a small district, it is often counted with

which are larger suburbs of the city. It is home to

Broadgreen Hospital Broadgreen Hospital is a teaching hospital in the eastern suburb of Broadgreen in the city of Liverpool, England. The hospital, alongside the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Liverpool University Dental Hospital in the city centre is man ...

, Broadgreen Primary School and

Dixons Broadgreen Academy Dixons Broadgreen Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Liverpool, England. It was formerly known as Broadgreen High School, Broadgreen Community Comprehensive, and Broadgreen International School. The school ev ...

. Broadgreen covers an area of just over a square mile (2.97 km²) and in the 2001 Census had a population of 14,889 (6,919 males and 7,970 females).

Transport

Situated close to the end of the M62 motorway, the area is served by

Broad Green railway station Broad Green railway station is a railway station serving the Broadgreen district of Liverpool, England, east of Liverpool Lime Street. Electrically powered trains have been operating through the station since March 2015, using Class 319 EMUs. ...

, where regular trains depart for Liverpool city centre,

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington ...

and St Helens.

References

External links

Liverpool Street Gallery - Liverpool 14
Areas of Liverpool {{Merseyside-geo-stub