Litherland

Litherland
Pair of rusticated stone gate piers at the entrance to Litherland Park opposite School Lane.
Litherland Location within Merseyside
Population	22,242 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ340944
Metropolitan borough	Sefton
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L21
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Bootle
List of places UK England Merseyside 53°28′22″N 2°59′56″W / 53.4727°N 2.9990°W / 53.4727; -2.9990

Litherland is a town^[1] in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside. Until 1899 it was within the historic county of Lancashire. It was an urban district, which included Seaforth and Ford. It neighbours Waterloo to the north, Seaforth to the west, and Bootle to the south and is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Liverpool city centre.