They used nearby Chester as a legionary base because it was strategically positioned, and because it had a navigable harbour. There is little evidence that the Romans spent any significant time in the area. It was very sparsely populated, although various remains have been found which date back to the hunter-gatherers. In pre-history, Merseyside was a remote, largely forested area.

If you are interested in the detail then it is suggested that you bypass this Abstract. This includes suggestions for further relevant links. Please note that when referring to dates, BCE (before the Common Era) and CE (the Common Era) are used rather than BC and AD.Ĭomments and feedback are welcome via the contact me page. My objective is simply to provide a (hopefully) useful overview which covers the period before Liverpool came into existence, through to the middle of the 1960s. Apart from books you can find a myriad of detailed articles and essays on a wide range of topics, the majority of which are available on the Internet. There is a wealth of material available on Liverpool and its history. Hopefully, there are sufficient links within the text and information in the bibliography section to allow the reader to delve further if he or she is interested.

The sole objective is to give the reader a taste for the subject. This potted history sits somewhere in the middle.

There are full-blown books at one end of the reading spectrum and small articles or blogs, usually on the Internet, at the other end.

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