Discover Knowsley, Merseyside

Farm in Knowsley, Merseyside: Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knowsley_Lane_Farm_-_geograph.org.uk_-_280164.jpg
Author: Sue Adair


Knowsley is a large village and civil parish in Merseyside, England. It has a population of 12,000 people (2012 estimate). The village was historically part of Lancashire until the creation of Merseyside in 1974.

The village of Knowsley dates back to the Anglo-Saxon period. The area has been inhabited before that by the Celts, whose Celtic kingdom of Rheged covered the area. When the Anglo-Saxons took over the area, the existing Celtic village was captured and made an Anglo-Saxon village called Cenwulf. This is the name from which Knowsley derived. It is a couple of centuries older than Liverpool.

Knowsley appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Chenulveslei. Over the centuries the spelling of its name evolved until arriving as present-day Knowsley.

St Mary's Church, Knowsley: Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_Mary%27s_Church,_Knowsley.jpg
Author: Sue Adair

Visiting Knowsley

From Liverpool take the A580 road heading east till you reach Knowsley.

Places of Interest in Knowsley

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