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!colspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Knowsley
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Image:EnglandKnowsley.png 150px|Knowsley
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography
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|width="45%"|Status:||
Metropolitan borough
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Regions of England Region:||
North West England
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|Ceremonial County:||
Merseyside
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Surface area Area:
- Total||
List of English districts by area Ranked 257th1 E7 m² 86.47 square kilometre km²
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|Admin. HQ:||
Huyton
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ONS coding system ONS code:||00BX
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics
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Population:
- Total (
2004 est.)
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Density.html">List of English districts by population
Ranked 111th149,800
1,732 / km²
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|Ethnicity:||98.4% White
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!colspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics
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Image:Arms-knowsley-mbc.jpg 200px|Arms of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilKnowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/
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Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors Leadership:||Leader & Cabinet
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|Executive:||
Labour Party (UK) Labour
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MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 MPs:||
George Howarth,
Edward O'Hara
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'''Knowsley''' is a
metropolitan borough in
Merseyside,
England. It is broken down into six areas
Kirkby,
Prescot,
Huyton,
Whiston, Merseyside Whiston Halewood and
Cronton. The main towns are Kirkby, Huyton and Prescot. It is famed for
Knowsley Hall and has its own radio station, The Rocket.
The district was formed on
April 1,
1974 by the merger of
Huyton-with-Roby Urban District,
Kirkby Urban District and
Prescot Urban District, along with most of
Whiston Rural District and a small part of
West Lancashire Rural District.
The village of
Knowsley (village) Knowsley (one of those in the Whiston RD) pre-dates the neighbouring city of
Liverpool by hundreds of years — it was mentioned in the
Domesday Book of 1086, whereby it was known as Chenulveslei. The name of Knowsley, along with other names throughout England, could possibly find root in the surname "Cenwulf" and the latter part, from leah (or lei), meaning "clearing". Knowsley could mean the clearing belonging or inhabited by Cenwulf. The name Knowsley has also been taken to mean "glade of the wolves."
Due to this, pronunciation can vary when referring to the name "Knowsley" — it can be pronounced "Nowsley" or "Nosely", though inhabitants of Knowsley Village and the surrounding area usually use the latter.
History
There are a few notable entries in Knowsley's history —
Henry VII of England Henry VII visited in 1495;
William Shakespeare Shakespeare is said to have performed in a play held in Knowsley in 1589 and
Capability Brown is responsible for some of the fine landscaping of Knowsley in the 1700s.
Edward Lear wrote "
The Owl and the Pussycat" whilst staying at Knowsley Hall.
The district contained the Cronton and Sutton Manor collieries, which closed in 1984 and 1991 respectively.
Parliamentary Constituencies
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Knowsley North and Sefton East (UK Parliament constituency) Knowsley North and Sefton East
*:''formerly
Knowsley North (UK Parliament constituency) Knowsley North''
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Knowsley South (UK Parliament constituency) Knowsley South
External links
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Knowsley Council
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Knowsley Online Local news, views, etc.
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Knowsley is a
metropolitan borough in the
metropolitan county of
Merseyside in
England.
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