Forklift Training in Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, with a population of 500,500 in 2022. The city is part of a broader metropolitan area that is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million.

A historic port city, Liverpool lies on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary adjacent to the Irish Sea. The city was an important part of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and a vital hub for trade.

The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007 and was named the 2008 European Capital of Culture. Its selection was credited with kickstarting an economic renaissance in the region.

Natives of Liverpool (and some longtime residents from elsewhere) are formally referred to as “Liverpudlians” but are usually called “Scousers” in reference to scouse, a local stew made popular by sailors in the city.

“Scouse” is also the most common name for the Liverpool accent and dialect. Its status as a port city historically attracted a diverse population from a wide range of cultures, primarily Ireland, Norway, and Wales.

Liverpool is also home to the oldest black community in the UK and the oldest Chinese community in Europe.

The name Liverpool comes from the Old English lifer, meaning thick or muddy water, and pōl, meaning a pool or creek, and is first recorded around 1190 as Liuerpul. According to the Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, “The original reference was to a pool or tidal creek now filled up into which two streams drained”.

The place appearing as Leyrpole, in a legal record of 1418, may also refer to Liverpool. Other origins of the name have been suggested, including “elverpool”, a reference to the large number of eels in the Mersey.

The adjective “Liverpudlian” was first recorded in 1833.

Source – Liverpool Wikipedia.