Wavertree
Wavertree takes its name from the Old English words wæfre and treow, meaning "wavering tree", possibly in reference to aspen trees common locally.
It has also been variously described as "a clearing in a wood" or "the place by the common pond".
In the past the name has been spelt Watry, Wartre, Waurtree, Wavertre and Wavertree. The earliest settlement of Wavertree is attested to by the discovery of Bronze Age burial urns in Victoria Park in the mid -1860s. Wavertree was named as Wauretreu in the Domesday Book.
Originally Wavertree was part of the parish of Childwall in the West Derby hundred.
There are many historic buildings in the area some dating from the 18th Century with others such as the former Abbey Cinema and the Wavertree Garden Suburb examples of 20th Century architecture.
Much of Wavertree is designated a conservation area.
Read MoreIt has also been variously described as "a clearing in a wood" or "the place by the common pond".
In the past the name has been spelt Watry, Wartre, Waurtree, Wavertre and Wavertree. The earliest settlement of Wavertree is attested to by the discovery of Bronze Age burial urns in Victoria Park in the mid -1860s. Wavertree was named as Wauretreu in the Domesday Book.
Originally Wavertree was part of the parish of Childwall in the West Derby hundred.
There are many historic buildings in the area some dating from the 18th Century with others such as the former Abbey Cinema and the Wavertree Garden Suburb examples of 20th Century architecture.
Much of Wavertree is designated a conservation area.
