- Liverpool is a city of England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary.
- Liverpool was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880.
- Liverpool is the most filmed city in the United Kingdom after London.
- The city has a population of 435,500.
- In 2007 the city of Liverpool celebrated its 800th birthday.
- Liverpool is the third largest city in England (fourth largest in the United Kingdom)
- Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world.
- The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960.
- The Calder Stones in South Liverpool are older than Stonehenge.
- Inhabitants of Liverpool are referred to as Liverpudlians but are also colloquially known as "Scousers".
- Liverpool is internationally known for music and is recognised by Guinness World Records as the World Capital City of Pop.[160] Musicians from the city have produced 56 number one singles, more than any other city in the world.
- Liverpool holds the Guinness World Records as the World Capital City of Pop. Musicians from the city have produced 56 number one singles, more than any other city in the world.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport is Europe's fastest-growing regional airport
- The city is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe.
- Football (soccer) nets were invented by John Alexander Brodie, Liverpool's municipal engineer, in 1892.
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