King's Dock, Port of Liverpool

King's Dock
Location
LocationLiverpool, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°23′48″N 2°59′24″W / 53.3967°N 2.9900°W / 53.3967; -2.9900
OS gridSJ342893
Details
Opened1785
Closed1972
TypeWet dock
Area7 acres (2.8 ha), 3,896 sq yd (3,258 m2) (in 1859)[1]
Width at entrance42 ft (13 m) (in 1859)[2]
Quay length875 yd (800 m) (in 1859)[1]

King's Dock was a dock on the River Mersey in England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It was situated in the southern dock system, connected to Wapping Dock to the north and Queen's Dock to the south. It consisted of two branch docks.

  1. ^ a b Baines 1859, Part II, p. 101
  2. ^ Baines 1859, Part II, p. 117