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.]] Liverpool is a City and Metropolitan Borough in North West England . The city is governed by Liverpool City Council , one of five councils within the Metropolitan County of Merseyside . The population of the borough in 2002 was 441,477, and that of the Merseyside Conurbation was 1,362,026. Whilst it has lost most of its manufacturing base, Liverpool is still well-known as a sea Port . In sporting terms, it is home to the internationally-known football clubs Everton F.C. and Liverpool F.C. . In 2008 , Liverpool will hold the European Capital Of Culture title. Liverpool is one of England's Core Cities , and is its fifth most populous. In the late 19th century, Liverpool laid claim to being the "Second Port of the Empire", handling more goods than any city outside London . Liverpool is also internationally famous for its connections with Popular Music ; the city is the birthplace of The Beatles , one of the most successful and famous bands of all time. The City of Liverpool is situated along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary , with the city centre located about 5 miles inland from Liverpool Bay and the Irish Sea . Liverpool has a varied topography being built across a ridge of hills rising up to a height of around 70 metres above sea-level at Everton Hill. The city's urban area runs directly into Bootle and Crosby in Sefton to the north, and Huyton and Prescot in Knowsley to the east. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey to the west. HISTORY See Also: History of Liverpool King John's Charter of 1207 created the Borough of Liverpool and by the middle of the 16th century the population was still only around 500. In the 17th century there was slow progress in trade and population growth. A number of battles for the town were waged during the English Civil War , including an eighteen-day siege in 1644 . In 1699 Liverpool was made a Parish by Act Of Parliament , that same year its first slave ship, Liverpool Merchant, set sail for Africa. As trade from the West Indies surpassed that of Ireland and Europe, Liverpool began to grow. The first Wet Dock in Britain was built in Liverpool in 1715 . Substantial profits from the Slave Trade helped the town to prosper and rapidly grow. By close of the century Liverpool controlled over 40% of European and 80% of Britain's slave commerce. By the start of the century, 40% of the world's trade was passing through Liverpool and the construction of many major buildings reflected this wealth. The population continued to rise rapidly, especially during the 1840's when the Irish began arriving by the thousands due to the Great Famine . By 1851, approximately 25% of the city was Irish-born. During the first part of the 20th century, Liverpool was pulling in emigrants from across Europe. During World War II there were eighty Air-raids On Merseyside , killing 2500 people and causing damage to almost half the homes in the metropolitan area. Since 1952 Liverpool has been twinned with Cologne , Germany , a city which shared the horrifying experience of excessive aerial bombing. Significant rebuilding followed the war, including massive housing estates and the Seaforth Dock , the largest dock project in Britain. In the 1960s Liverpool became a centre of Youth Culture . The " Merseybeat " sound which became synonymous with The Beatles and fellow Liverpudlian pop bands of the era catapulted the city to the front of the popular music scene.Economically however the city has been in decline since the 1950s with the loss of numerous employers and from the 1970s onwards Liverpool's docks and traditional manufacturing industries went into sharp decline. The advent of Containerization meant that Liverpool's docks became largely obsolete. In the early 1980s Unemployment rates in Liverpool were amongst the highest in the UK. In 1974 , Liverpool became a Metropolitan District within the newly created Metropolitan County of Merseyside , it had previously been in Lancashire . At the end of the century Liverpool was concentrating on regeneration which still continues today, with the city winning the accolade of European Capital Of Culture for 2008 . Capitalising on the popularity of the 1960s pop group The Beatles and other groups of the Merseybeat era, tourism has also become a significant factor in Liverpool's economy. CULTURE .]] Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as "Liverpudlians" and nicknamed "Scousers", though this term is often (erroneously) used to cover other Merseysiders. They are noted for their distinctive accent and dialect, called Scouse . Liverpool has a vibrant artistic life. Several 's work "My mother is beautiful" caused widespread public protest by exhibiting photographs of a naked woman's pubic area on the main shopping street. Despite protests the work remained in place. A flourishing orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performs in its own home, the Philharmonic Hall . The city also became well known for the Liverpool Poets , of whom Roger McGough and the late Adrian Henri are among the best known. The anthology '' The Mersey Sound '', by Henri, McGough and Brian Patten , has sold over 500,000 copies since first being published in 1967. In 2003 , Liverpool was awarded status as European Capital Of Culture For 2008 and property developer Grosvenor started a £750 million regeneration of part of the city centre. ]] Theatres Liverpool has a strong history of performing arts and the number of theatres mirrors this. Several of the city's theatres have successful theatre companies, including the Unity Theatre Liverpool . |
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