In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Waterloo like this:
WATERLOO, a small town and two chapelries in Sephton parish, Lancashire. The town stands on the coast, and on the Liverpool and Southport railway, 4 miles N by W of Liverpool; is frequented as a watering-place; comprises fine terraced rows of houses, and some good streets; and has a post-office‡ under Liverpool, a r. ...
station with telegraph, three hotels, a town hall in the classic style, built in 1862 at a cost of nearly £5,000, two churches in the early English style, one of them built in 1866 at a cost of £4,500, an Independent chapel in the decorated English style, built in 1866 at a cost of £5,000, a Wesleyan chapel in the decorated English style, built at a cost of £3,000, and a national school for boys and girls. The chapelries are Christchurch and St. John; the former constituted in 1842,-the latter in 1865. Pop. of the former, 2,046; of the latter, not returned. The livings are p. curacies in the diocese of Chester. Values, not reported. Patrons, Trustees.
Waterloo through time
Waterloo is now part of Sefton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sefton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Waterloo itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Waterloo, in Sefton and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/317
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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