Sefton Park is a district

District

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 within the city of Liverpool

Liverpool

Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

, Merseyside

Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...

, United Kingdom

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. The area is part of the Liverpool City Council

Liverpool City Council

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 Ward of Mossley Hill

Mossley Hill

Mossley Hill is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England and a Liverpool City Council Ward. It is located to the south of the city, bordered by Aigburth, Wavertree, Childwall and Allerton. At the 2001 Census, the Mossley Hill ward had a population which was recorded at 12,650.-Notable...

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The district surrounds the park from which it takes its name, i.e. Sefton Park

Sefton Park

Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name within the Liverpool City Council Ward of Mossley Hill, and roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park...

. The original urbanisation of the area was mainly in the Victorian era

Victorian era

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, with large Victorian

Victorian architecture

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 villas, particularly facing the park itself, and terraces and apartment blocks on nearby streets.

Lark Lane

Lark Lane, Liverpool

Lark Lane is a street in Liverpool, England, noted for its cafés, bars, boutiques, music venues and bistros and has a bohemian reputation. Its proximity to student residences and the variety of bars and restaurants makes it a popular venue as an alternative to the city centre.The street leads from...

 is lined with pubs, restaurants and specialist shops.

There was a railway station called Sefton Park

Sefton Park railway station

Sefton Park railway station is a disused station in Liverpool, England.- History :The station opened on 1 June 1892. This followed the quadrupling of the line from Wavertree to Ditton Junction on 13 July 1891. The station had a substantial booking office at street level on the west side of the...

, a short distance away and confusingly facing a different park (Wavertree), but it closed in 1960. The line is still in use, and the station buildings at street level survive in the form of commercial premises. Little evidence of the station is visible at track level, above the road. The nearest railway stations still operating are St Michaels railway station

St Michaels railway station

St Michaels railway station is a railway station in St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool, England, on the Northern Line of the Merseyrail suburban system. It is situated near, but not on St Michael's Road, Aigburth, a short distance to the south of the Lark Lane and Sefton Park...

 and Mossley Hill railway station

Mossley Hill railway station

Mossley Hill railway station is in the suburbs of Liverpool in the north west of England. The station is operated by Northern Rail.The station was renamed from Mossley Hill for Aigburth to Mossley Hill on 6 May 1974....

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