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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868
"NETHERTON, a township in the parish of Sefton, hundred of West Derby, county Lancaster, 7 miles N. by E. of Liverpool. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the river Alt, and is intersected by the Leeds canal. The inhabitants are wholly engaged in agriculture. The land is chiefly arable and meadow. There is a place of worship for the Roman Catholics. The Earl of Sefton is lord of the manor and principal landowner."