Litherland

PLACENAME: Liderlant (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Village which stands at the foot of a small hill. From Old Norse Hinoarland, the same name is found in Norway. Lytherlond 1332; Dounelithirlond 1392.

extract of map showing Litherland tannery by the Leed-Liverpool canal

Tannery (18th century) adjacent to the Leeds-Liverpool canal (listed Grade II).

illustration of house

Drawing produced by Sefton Borough Council during the restoration of a house in Field Lane in 1983.

Pinfold Lane marks the site of a named animal enclosure or 'pinfold'.


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