Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in north west England. A borough from 1207 and a city from 1880, in 2014 the city council area had a population of 470,537 and the LiverpoolBirkenhead metropolitan area one of 2,241,000.

The city is also known for its large Irish population and its historically large Welsh population. In 1813,per cent of Liverpools population was Welsh, leading to the city becoming known as the capital of North Wales. Following the start of the Great Irish Famine in the mid19th century, up to two million Irish people travelled to Liverpool within one decade, with many subsequently departing for the United States. By 1851, more thanper cent of the population of Liverpool was Irish. At the 2001 Census, 1.17 per cent of the population were Welshborn and 0.75 per cent were born in the Republic of Ireland, while 0.54 per cent were born in Northern Ireland, but many more Liverpudlians are of Welsh or Irish ancestry.

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