Anfield is a suburb of

Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

, England, in the

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ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

Anfield Anfield is a football stadium in Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, which has a seating capacity of 53,394, making it the seventh largest football stadium in England. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 ...

. Historically in

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, it is part of the

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Parliamentary constituency. The population of the Liverpool Ward at the time of the 2011 census was 14,510. The area has been home to the

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club

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ever since the club's founding in 1892. The club's home stadium,

, has been located there since its founding in 1884. As of September 2019, it is ranked the 10th most deprived ward in the United Kingdom.

Development

In 1836, Walton lost its independence and was made part of

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. The Ordnance Survey map from 1851 shows a house here called Anfield House (then described as ''Annfield House''), around which the suburb developed. From 1863, the City Council developed the Priory Road Cemetery, to which later was added a

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Transport

Anfield has no passenger rail service, despite the

Canada Dock Branch The Canada Dock Branch is a 4-mile 59 chain (7.62 kilometre) long railway line in Liverpool, England. The line's route is from the large Edge Hill rail junction in the east of Liverpool to Seaforth Dock to the north. The line was originally ...

line running through it. The area used to be served by Breck Road railway station and

Walton & Anfield railway station Walton & Anfield railway station was located near Goodison Park on the Canada Dock Branch to east side of Walton Lane in Walton, Liverpool, England. History The station opened on 1 July 1870 and closed to passengers on 31 May 1948. The site c ...

until their closure in 1948. It was announced in December 2019 that Liverpool City Council had commissioned a feasibility study to see about reopening the Canada Dock Branch to passenger traffic.

Notable buildings

Anfield is home to

's Anfield Stadium. Dan Carden MP's office is located on Priory Road.

Notable residents

The

Whitney gang The Whitney gang were a notorious family gang from the Anfield district of Liverpool. In November 2011, the family and their associates were sentenced to a total of 82 years in prison for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs, with individual sente ...

lived in Anfield. Comedian

Alexei Sayle Alexei David Sayle (born 7 August 1952) is an English actor, author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and former recording artist. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement in the 1980s. He was voted the 18th gre ...

, actress Alison Steadman, and writer

Chris Shepherd Chris Shepherd (born 11 December 1967) is a double BAFTA nominated television/film writer and director. Born in Anfield, Liverpool, Lancashire, in 1967. He is mainly known for combining live action with animation. His work fuses comedy with com ...

all grew up in Anfield.

References

*''The District Placenames of Liverpool,'' Henry Harrison, 1898

External links

Liverpool City Council, Ward Profile: AnfieldLiverpool Street Gallery – Liverpool 4Liverpool Street Gallery – Liverpool 6LiverPages – Business, Charity and Trades Directory in Liverpool
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