 Smithdown Road | |
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| Part of | A562 road |
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| Location | Toxteth, Wavertree |
| Postal code | L7, L15 |
| Coordinates | 53°23′43″N 2°56′20″W / 53.39519°N 2.93889°W |
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Smithdown Road is a historic street in Liverpool, England, which now forms part of the A562. The area was previously known as Smithdown (Esmedune[1] or Smeedon in Olde English) and dates back to 1086 when it was listed in the Domesday Book.[2] The causeway that actually became what is now Smithdown Road emerges in documentation around 1775.
It is currently the location of Toxteth Park Cemetery, Wavertree Playground and was previously the location of Sefton General Hospital, known as the Smithdown Hospital and before that the Old Workhouse.
- ^ Smithdown Road: A History, Liverpool Echo
- ^ "Domesday Book". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 3 November 2022.