Place:Knowsley (metropolitan area), Merseyside, England

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NameKnowsley (metropolitan area)
TypeMetropolitan area
Coordinates53.439°N 2.851°W
Located inMerseyside, England     (1974 - )
See alsoLancashire, Englandcounty covering the area prior to 1974
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The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns and districts of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood, Cronton and Stockbridge Village; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres. It takes its name from the village of Knowsley and its headquarters are shared between Knowsley and Huyton.

The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the following municipalities from the administrative county of Lancashire:

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley.


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