Huyton

"HUYTON, a parish in the hundred of West Derby, county Lancaster, 6 miles E. of Liverpool. It is a station on the Manchester and Liverpool section of the London and North-Western railway. The parish contains the townships of Knowsley, Roby, and Tarbock. The township of Knowsley abounds with coal and stone. The land is chiefly arable, with a large extent of woodland and park grounds. Latham House, in this parish, sustained a siege during the Civil War. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chester, value £690. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is an ancient edifice. There are also two district churches at Knowsley and Roby-the livings of both are perpetual curacies, value £300 and £200. The charities produce £40 per annum, of which £10 goes to the support of a school. There is a Roman Catholic chapel and a National school. The principal residence is Knowsley Park, a seat of the earls of Derby."