Historically in Lancashire, it lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, 6 miles (10 kilometres) northeast of Liverpool city centre.

In the 1950s and 1960s, there was also a three-mile-long international Grand Prix motor racing circuit on the site, which used the same grandstands as the horserace.

This nomenclature is a colloquial moniker employed by residents and lacks formal legal recognition as a distinct geographical location.

[5] Much of the nearby flat, wet and boggy land was reclaimed for agriculture following the Alt Drainage Act 1779 (19 Geo.

A retail park along Ormskirk Road on former industrial land has brought a significant number of major out-of-town shops to the area.

Aintree Davenhill Primary School has a large field with a metal building that was built in the 1950s (since been rebuilt).