Knowsley

Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is broken down into six areas Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, 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.

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Metropolitan borough - Merseyside - England - Kirkby - Prescot - Huyton - Whiston - Halewood - Cronton - Knowsley Hall

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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.

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April 1 - 1974 - Huyton-with-Roby Urban District - Kirkby Urban District - Prescot Urban District - Whiston Rural District - West Lancashire Rural District

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Knowsley 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 went through many different incarnations as the English language evolved, from a root phrase that meant something akin to ?The Glade of the Wolves.?

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Liverpool - Domesday Book - English language

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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.

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