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Borough of Knowsley | |
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Knowsley | |
Geography | |
Status: | Metropolitan borough |
Region: | North West England |
Ceremonial County: | Merseyside |
Historic County: | Lancashire |
Area: - Total |
Ranked 257th 86.47 km² |
Admin. HQ: | Huyton |
ONS code: | 00BX |
Demographics | |
Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 112th 149,400 1,728 / km² |
Ethnicity: | 98.4% White |
Politics | |
Arms of Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/ | |
Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
Executive: | Labour |
MPs: | George Howarth, Edward O'Hara |
Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in the ceremonial county of Merseyside and the historical county of Lancashire, England. It is broken 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. It includes Knowsley Safari Park. Knowsley is the poorest district within the United Kingdom.
See Knowsley (village) for older history.
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 "ow" in the name can be pronounced as in "how" or as in "hoe", but Knowsley Village and the surrounding area usually use the latter.
The district contained the Cronton and Sutton Manor collieries, which closed in 1984 and 1991 respectively.
Parliamentary Constituencies[]
- Knowsley North and Sefton East
- formerly Knowsley North
- Knowsley South
Twin towns[]
Knowsley is twinned with
- Moers, Germany
External links[]
- Knowsley Council
- Knowsley Online Local news, views, etc.
Metropolitan County of Merseyside |
City of Liverpool |