It is bordered by Belle Vale, Bowring Park, Broadgreen, Gateacre, Mossley Hill, and Wavertree.

"[2][3] Childwall was known as Cildeuuelle in the Domesday Book,[4] meaning "a stream where youngsters meet" from the Old English words cild and wella.

It was an urban district from the Local Government Act 1894 until Liverpool county borough annexed it on 9 November 1913.

The company's most notable productions are Hollyoaks, Brookside, Grange Hill, Geordie Shore, and The Only Way Is Essex.

Childwall is within the Liverpool Wavertree parliamentary constituency, and is represented by Paula Barker MP (Labour).