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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, 6 miles (10 kilometres) northeast of Liverpool city centre. In 2011 the parish had a population of 6689. It is best known as the site of Aintree Racecourse, which since ...

  2. Aintree is located in the county of Merseyside, North West England, two miles west of the town of Kirkby, five miles north of the major city of Liverpool, 139 miles north of Cardiff, 171 miles south of Edinburgh, and 180 miles north-west of London. Aintree lies two miles south-west of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of ...

    • Tiny Beginnings, Industrial Expansion
    • Horses and Cars at Aintree Racecourse
    • From An Acorn Ain Mighty Oak
    • Bibliography

    Aintree’s great advantages for industry are its landscape and location. Factories could expand across the flat open land, attracting more and more workers. Housing could be built in huge chunks so workers could live close by. Products from the factories moved quickly to Liverpool and its docks. Even the military realised the possibilities, and site...

    The more recent history of Aintree is inseparable from the racecourse and the Grand National. Horse racing was a popular sport in Liverpool from at least Tudor times. In the 18th century Nicholas Blundell organised races on the sands at Crosby and the Derby was run here in 1780. William Lynn, landlord of the Waterloo Hotel in Aintree, created a rac...

    Domesday Book makes no mention of Aintree. It was a small part of West Derby, and came under that place’s entry. The flat and featureless place may have gained it the name ‘One Tree [and little else!]’. But once people drained the boggy land and industries moved in, the landscape worked in its favour. The proximity of Liverpool was the perfect way ...

  3. Description: village in Aintree Village civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, UK. Categories: village and locality. Location: Aintree Village, Sefton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe. View on Open­Street­Map. Latitude. 53.48036° or 53° 28' 49" north. Longitude. -2.93763° or 2° 56' 16 ...

  4. Welcome to Aintree. Aintree is a suburb located in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. It is situated approximately six miles north of Liverpool city centre and is known for its famous racecourse, Aintree Racecourse. The racecourse is home to the Grand National, one of the most prestigious horse racing events in the world.

  5. www.wikiwand.com › en › AintreeAintree - Wikiwand

    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 northeast of Liverpool city centre, in North West England.

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  7. During the 1914-18 and 1939-45 World Wars there were no races at Aintree. The 1993 race was void because there was a false start, the horses were recalled although some continued the race. On Saturday 5th April 1997, the race was abandoned, due to a bomb scare, and thousands of people were evacuated into the streets of Aintree.

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