Liverpool ( [ ˈlɪvərpuːl ] ) is a city in North West England , with an estimated population of 478,580 in 2015 . Liverpool sits on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary , and historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the south west of the county of Lancashire . Liverpool is also the home of two Premier League football clubs , Liverpool and Everton , matches between the two being known as the Merseyside derby .
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