The National Archives (UK) posted How to research the history of a place with eight resources to get you started in exploring the places that play in your family history.
I’ve been exploring Liverpool, in particular Everton, in the 1860s so looked at the recommended resources through that lens.
There’s a lot of information in the Vision of Britain, that either pre- or postdates my period of interest.
Volumes III and IV of the Victoria County History of Lancashire, cover the West Derby Hundred and Liverpool. Volume III includes a section on Everton which mentions the historic manor and religious institutions for the period of my interest.
HistPop provides images of (mainly) census documents starting in 1801 covering the whole of England and Wales.
Unfortunately, the Society of One Place Studies has nothing of for my area of interest.
The National Library of Scotland Maps resource includes two Six-inch to the mile maps covering Everton, published in 1864 and 1894.
The British Newspaper Archive has most Everton coverage in the Liverpool Mercury and Liverpool Daily Post, with over 76,000 entries in the 1860s.
Also mentioned in the blog post are the National Library of Wales and TNA research guides.
To the list I’d certainly add a Google search for the community name and history. For Everton you’ll get a lot of hits for the football club.
Thanks for that link! I will definitely read through all the info and add the resources to my toolbox.