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Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, 5+1⁄2 miles (9 kilometres) northeast of Liverpool city centre, in North West England.

It is best known as the site of Aintree Racecourse, which since the 19th century has staged the Grand National horserace. In the 1950s and 1960s, there was also a three-mile-long international Grand Prix motor racing circuit on the site, which used the same grandstands as the horserace. A shorter form of the racing circuit is still used for various motorsport events.

The northern terminus of the Aintree district is commonly referred to by the local populace as “Old Roan.” It is essential to clarify that this nomenclature is merely a colloquial moniker employed by residents and lacks formal legal recognition as a distinct geographical location.

The name Aintree, thought to be of Saxon origin, means “one tree” or “tree standing alone.” It is first recorded in 1226, also as Ayntre (the usual mediaeval spelling) in 1292. Eyntre occurs; Ayntree and Ayntrie, 16th century. Local legend held that an oak tree on Bull Bridge Lane (removed in 2004) was “the Ain tree”, though the antiquity of the name excludes the possibility.

The historic core of the village was a small linear settlement near the junction of School Lane, Bull Bridge Lane and Wango Lane. Much of the nearby flat, wet and boggy land was reclaimed for agriculture following the Alt Drainage Act of 1779.

The main road from Liverpool to Aintree is the A59 (known as Ormskirk Road as it passes through Aintree) – with the road passing through Aintree’s retail parks. The M57, M58, A59, and A5036 meet at a complex junction called Switch Island, between Aintree and Maghull.

Although Aintree railway station is convenient for the racecourse, the village itself is closer to Old Roan railway station. Both are on the Merseyrail Northern Line’s Ormskirk branch, with regular service between Liverpool Central and Ormskirk.

In the past, it was also served by Aintree Central railway station on the North Liverpool Extension Line, located behind Aintree railway station. The North Mersey Branch also ran through, close to the station, and had Aintree Racecourse railway station.

Bus services are regular: a bus every 20 minutes to Liverpool runs through the village, while various other routes to Liverpool and destinations to the north—including Maghull, Ormskirk, and Southport—stop near the Old Roan.

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal runs through the village.

Notable residents of Aintree include Ted Sagar – the former Everton goalkeeper, Phil Thompson – former Liverpool FC captain, Andy Burnham – was born in Old Roan in Aintree in 1970, Richard Crawshaw, Baron Crawshaw of Aintree OBE, known as Dick Crawshaw, lived for most of his life on Aintree Lan, and Ronald Sugden (1896–1971), first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.

Source – Aintree Wikipedia.