About Liverpool in Merseyside

, England

Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of478,580 in 2015, it is the fifth-largest city in England and the largest in the North West. Liverpool lies within the UK's sixth-most populous urban area. The local authority is Liverpool City Council, the most populous local government district in the metropolitan county of Merseyside and the largest in the Liverpool City Region.

Founded as a borough in 1207 and granted city status in 1880, Liverpool became a county borough within the new County Palatine of Lancashire on 1 April 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with handling general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, the city merchants were involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America.