Editing Wavertree (section)

==History==
[[File:Wavertree lockup 1.jpg|left|thumb|180x180px|[[Wavertree Lock-up|Wavertree Lockup]]]]
Within the boundaries of the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Lancashire]], the name derives from the [[Old English]] words ''wæfre'' and ''treow'', meaning "wavering tree", possibly in reference to [[aspen]] trees common locally.<ref name="Ref_">{{citation|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/magical/placenames/wavertree.asp|title=Placenames: Wavertree|publisher=National Museums Liverpool|access-date=19 March 2008}}</ref>
It has also been variously described as "a clearing in a wood" or "the place by the common pond".<ref name="Wavertree History: Cricket Club">{{citation|url=http://www.wavertree151yearsofcricket.co.uk/downloads/pp7-8.pdf|title=Wavertree History|publisher=Wavertree Cricket Club|access-date=19 March 2008|isbn=0-7524-3068-8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003132159/http://www.wavertree151yearsofcricket.co.uk/downloads/pp7-8.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2011}}</ref> In the past, the name has been spelt ''Watry'', ''Wartre'', ''Waurtree'', ''Wavertre'' and ''Wavertree''. The earliest settlement of Wavertree is attested to by the discovery of [[Bronze Age]] burial [[urn]]s in Victoria Park in the mid-1860s,<ref name="Wavertree History: Cricket Club" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/mol/visit/galleries/history/burial-urn.aspx|title=Burial Urn}}</ref> while digging the footings for houses, two of which were built for Patrick O Connor, patentee, ironmonger, merchant and chair to the Wavertree Local Board of Health.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.midlandsfloorsprings.co.uk/blog/patrick-oconnors-number-11-door-spring|title=Patrick O Connors Number 11 door spring}}</ref>

The [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 states: "Leving held ''Wauretreu''. There are 2 [[carucate]]s of land. It was worth 64 pence". Wavertree was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] in the [[parish]] of [[Childwall]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11018|title=History of Wavertree, in Liverpool and Lancashire|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=27 September 2024}}</ref> in the [[West Derby Hundred]], in 1866 Wavertree became a separate [[civil parish]], from 1894 to 1895 Wavertree was an [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10136672|title=Relationships and changes Wavertree UD through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=29 September 2024}}</ref> on 1 April 1922 the parish was abolished and merged with Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10384588|title=Relationships and changes Wavertree CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=29 September 2024}}</ref> In 1921 the parish had a population of 45,991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10384588/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Wavertree CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=29 September 2024}}</ref>

Wavertree also boasts a [[village lock-up]], commonly known as [[Wavertree Lock-up|The Roundhouse]], despite being [[octagon]]al in shape. Built in 1796, and later modified by prominent local resident and architect [[Sir James Picton]], it was once used to detain local drunks. The lock-up was made a [[listed building]] in 1952.<ref name="The Village Green and Lockup">{{citation|url=http://www.dhwav.btinternet.co.uk/page50.html|title=The Village Green and Lock-up|publisher=Discovering Historic Wavertree|access-date=19 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814062218/http://www.dhwav.btinternet.co.uk/page50.html|archive-date=14 August 2007}}</ref>
A similar structure, [[Everton Lock-Up]] sometimes called Prince Rupert's Tower, survives in [[Everton, Liverpool|Everton]]. The village green, on which Wavertree's lock-up was built, is officially the only surviving piece of [[common land]] in Liverpool.<ref name="The Village Green and Lockup" />

In 1895, the village of Wavertree was incorporated into the city of Liverpool. Buildings of interest include [[Holy Trinity Church, Wavertree|Holy Trinity Church]], [[Liverpool Reform Synagogue]], the [[Liverpool Blue Coat School|Blue Coat School]], and the [[Royal School for the Blind]], all of which are situated on the same road. [[King David High School, Liverpool|King David High School]], a [[Jewish]]-affiliated school that also accepts students of other faiths and backgrounds, is situated in Wavertree and has a primary school attached to it. [[Wavertree Town Hall]] was built in 1872 as the headquarters of the Wavertree Local Board of Health. Rescued from demolition in 1979, the town hall is now a bar and restaurant.<ref name="Ref_a">{{citation|url=http://www.dhwav.btinternet.co.uk/page29.html|title=Wavertree Town Hall|publisher=Discovering Historic Wavertree|access-date=19 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814062218/http://www.dhwav.btinternet.co.uk/page29.html|archive-date=14 August 2007}}</ref>[[File:Wavertree Town Hall 2020.jpg|thumb|right|[[Wavertree Town Hall]], now used as a pub|175x175px]]Wavertree is one of the areas in south Liverpool populated by students of Liverpool's three universities, especially the [[Smithdown Road]] area. This road is known for "The Smithdown Ten" [[pub crawl]], although the number of pubs in business varies from year to year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/camra-saddened-demise-liverpool-student-5383731|title=Bell rings for last orders on 'Smithdown Ten' pub crawl|first=Steve|last=Graves|date=30 July 2013|website=liverpoolecho}}</ref> Wavertree is also home to the annual Smithdown Road Festival, with local bars and cafes hosting almost 200 bands every year. The community is ethnically diverse, with significant South Asian and black populations.