It has several art galleries, museums and theatres. The city is the birthplace of the famous rock group The Beatles and the musical style Merseybeat. In 1846 the Albert Dock was opened and in 1988, turned into a shopping centre.

On the other side of the river Mersey is the Wirral. Liverpool is a city on the River Mersey, on the coast next to the Irish Sea.

In 2008 it was awarded the title European Capital of Culture. Not including airports in London, Liverpool Airport was the first airport in Britain opening in 1930. In 1830, Liverpool and Manchester became the first cities to have a railway connecting them to each other, the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

Black Ball Line (trans-Atlantic packet) (1817-1877).

In the 19th Century, transatlantic trade and passenger travel was served to destinations such as New York City from Liverpool by In 1818, the Black Ball Line, with a fleet of sailing ships, offered the first regular passenger service with emphasis on passenger comfort, from England to the United States. Liverpool became very important due to trade in sugar, tobacco and especially slaves. People from Birkenhead are called 'true Scousers' by some. People from Liverpool are called Liverpudlians or Scousers.

It is also famous because of its football teams, Everton F.C. It is the birthplace of the famous rock group The Beatles. It was most famous as a port during the late 19th and early 20th century. Liverpool's growth as a large port was matched by the growth of the city during the Industrial Revolution. In 1889, it became separate from Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880. It used to lie in the old area of West Derby in the south west of Lancashire. Liverpool is on the eastern side of the River Mersey. The local government is Liverpool City Council. It is part of the Liverpool- Birkenhead metropolitan area, the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the UK. Liverpool is a city in North West England, United Kingdom with a population of about 485,000 in 2015.

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