What is Aintree?
{{no sources|date=May 2023}} '''Aintree''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, [[Merseyside]], England. It was [[Historic counties of England|historically]] in [[Lancashire]]. It lies between [[Walton, Merseyside|Walton]] and [[Maghull]] on the [[A59 road]]. It is about {{convert|5.5|mi|km|1}} north-east of [[Liverpool]] city centre, in [[North West England]]. It is best known as the site of [[Aintree Racecourse]], which since the 19th century has staged the [[Grand National]] horserace. During the 1950s and 1960s, there was also a three-mile-long international Grand Prix [[Aintree Motor Racing Circuit|motor racing circuit]] on the site, which used the same grandstands as the horserace. A shorter form of the racing circuit is still used for various motorsport events. [[Category:Civil parishes in Merseyside]] {{UK-stub}}