River Alt
The River Alt is an urban river that flows across Merseyside in England. The river has suffered from heavy pollution from industry and sewage upstream and run-off from farmland in its lower reaches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: S Parish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aintree University Hospital and St Paul the Apostle.
Aintree University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Rodhullandemu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aintree University Hospital is a National Health Service hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool. It is part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.
Fazakerley railway station
Railway station
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Fazakerley railway station serves the suburb of Fazakerley, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a stop on the Headbolt Lane branch of the Northern Line on the Merseyrail network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkby and Waddicar.
Kirkby
Town
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of 4,070 acres is 5 miles north of Huyton and 6 miles north-east of Liverpool.
Waddicar
Village
Photo: Sue Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waddicar is the name given to an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, between Melling and Kirkby in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. Waddicar is situated 1½ miles north of River Alt.
Aintree
Suburb
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aintree is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, 6 miles northeast of Liverpool city centre. Aintree is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Alt.
River Alt
- Type: Watercourse
- Description: river in North West England, United Kingdom
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Knowsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Alt from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“River Alt” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Alt”
- Cebuano: “River Alt”
- Dutch: “River Alt”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alt”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alt-elva”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elva Alt”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “River Alt”
- Norwegian: “Alt”
- Polish: “Alt”
- Swedish: “River Alt”
- Welsh: “Afon Alt”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Copple House and Gillmoss.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fazerkeley Hall Recreational Ground and West Derby Cemetery.
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