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Aigburth is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Located to the south of the city, it is bordered by Dingle, Mossley Hill, Garston and Grassendale. == History == Historically a part of Lancashire, Possible other meaning of Aigburth - Aiges' Berth meaning the place where the Viking Aiges berthed his long boat.This is more plauseable because Aigburth is right on the Merseyside river mouth and not on a hill. The nearby hill has a viking name Toxteth which means The camp of Toces (hard C ) Teth means camp .There is another camp nearby - Croxteth . I do doubt this following meaning as I have lived in Aigburth since 1976 and have researched the place names which can be verified by the Liverpool Museum ?? Aigburth means "hill where oak trees grow" and is a hybrid place-name: the first part of the name is from Old Norse ''eikr'' "oak tree" (which is found in Eikton in Cumbria and Eakring in Nottinghamshire) and Old English'' beorg'' meaning " hill, tumulus" but here in the sense "rising ground". This element usually occurs as "-borough" (as in Barlborough in Derbyshire) or more rarely as "-barrow" (e. g. Backbarrow in Cumbria). The meaning is probably derived from the presence of a sacred oak grove in the area. The name was also recorded as ''Eikberei'' in an undated record. The spelling ''Aigburgh'' (or, more rarely, ''Aighburgh'') is sometimes found in old publications and historical documents (for example, S. Lewis, ''A Topographical Dictionary of England'' (1848)), as well as in modern references to former residents and is occasionally seen as an alternative (if incorrect) spelling today. The area was previously part of the West Allerton parliamentary district and, as such returned (now Lord) David Alton for many years. It is now part of the Liverpool Riverside constituency and returned Louise Ellman as MP in the 2005 and 2010 general elections. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aigburth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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