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Knowsley | olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Knowsley | | olspan=2 align=center| | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography | | idth="45%"|Status: | Metropolitan borough | | a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region: | North West England | | eremonial County: | Merseyside | a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total | Ranked 257th
86.47 km² | | dmin. HQ: | Huyton | | a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 00BX | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics | a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 107th
150,861
1,745 / km² | | thnicity: | 98.4% White | | olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics | olspan=2 align=center|
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/ | | a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet | | xecutive: | Labour | | a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: | George Howarth, Edward O'Hara | Knowsley is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. Its main towns are Kirkby, Huyton, Prescot and Halewood. It is named for Knowsley Hall and has its own radio station, Knowsley Community Radio. Knowsley pre-dates the neighbouring city of Liverpool by hundreds of yearsit 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. Due to this, pronunciation can vary when referring to the name Knowsleyit 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 visited in 1495; 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. Recently, former US president Bill Clinton was a guest at Knowsley Hall.
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