Knowsley
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KNOWSLEY, a township-chapelry in Huyton parish, Lancashire; 2½ miles N by W of Huyton r. station, and 3 NW by W of Prescot. Post town, Prescot. Acres, 4, 750. Real property, £12,549; of which £1,367 are in mines, and £330 in quarries. Pop. in 1851, 1,486; in 1861, 1,349. Houses, 243. The property all belongs to the Earl of Derby. Knowsley Hall is the Earl's seat; has been enlarged from time to time: includes portions of the period of Henry VII.; was fully restored, by the tenth earl, before 1735; presents imposing fronts, surmounted by round towers; contains portraits of all the Stanleys, and a large and valuable collection of paintings by the old masters; and was visited, in November 1865, by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The grounds around it comprise upwards of 2,000 acres; are enclosed by a stone wall upwards of 8 feet high, pierced by thirteen entrances; and contain tasteful gardens, many ancient oaks, and ornamental waters nearly a mile long. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Chester. Value, £300.* Patron, the Earl of Derby. The church is recent, cruciform, and handsome; and has a W broach spire. There are national schools.John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72)
Archives and Libraries
- Knowsley Libraries, in Huyton, Family History pages.
Cemeteries
- St Mary, Knowsley Lane, Church of England
Census
Details about the census records, and indexes for Knowsley.Church History
Church Records
- St Mary, Knowsley Lane, Church of England
- St Jude, Round Hey, Church of England, Stockbridge Village
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Civil Registration
The Register Office covering the Knowsley area is Knowsley.Description and Travel
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In 1835 Knowsley was a township in the parish of Huyton.Information about boundaries and administrative areas is available from A Vision of Britain through time.
History
Some information about the history of Knowsley.Maps
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Probate Records
For probate purposes prior to 1858, Knowsley was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester. The original Lancashire wills for the Archdeaconry of Chester are held at the Lancashire Record Office.Societies
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