Aigburth

Coordinates: 53°22′01″N 2°56′31″W / 53.367°N 2.942°W / 53.367; -2.942

Aigburth (ⁱ/ˈɛɡbərθ/, locally /ˈɛɡbʌθ/) 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.

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.

Aigburth (Hong Kong)

The Aigburth (Chinese: 譽皇居) is a skyscraper located in the Mid-levels district of Hong Kong. The tower rises 48 floors and 196 metres (643 ft) in height. The building was completed in 1999. It was designed by architectural firm Wong Tung & Partners, and was developed by Kerry Properties Limited. The Aigburth, which stands as the 66th-tallest building in Hong Kong, is composed entirely of residential units. It is an example of postmodern architecture.

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