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West Derby (/ ˈ d ɑːr b i / ⓘ DAR-bee) is a suburb of Liverpool, in the county of Merseyside, England. It is located east of the city and is also a Liverpool City Council ward . At the 2011 Census , the population was 14,382.
- The Landscape of West Derby
- Prehistory in West Derby
- Medieval West Derby
- The 18th Century
- The Residential Boom
- Becoming Liverpool
The natural landscape of south west Lancashire had an important effect on the origins and development of West Derby. The topography influenced its location, and still leaves clues in the layout of the suburb today.
A Bronze Age stone axe or hammer was foundon Clubmoor Recreation Ground when air raid shelters were built. Flint scrapers were found on the site of Elm House, on the outskirts of Old Swan near Edge Lane. And an adze was found north of Craven Wood, north of Croxteth Brook, in around 1930.
In the years after 1066 the history of West Derby is closely linked with the feudal system which came into force with William I’s reign. At the time of Domesday, West Derby had 6 berewicks, one of which was Liverpool. How many (or rather, how few) people lived in the place called Liverpool at his point will probably never be known. West Derby emerg...
The oldest detailed map of the area is a survey of the Molyneux estate from 1769. It shows Town Row with around half a dozen houses on it, with almost all other buildings clustered in the village centre. Although the map stretches to ‘Moss Lane’ (the future Queens Drive), there is little else in the built environment
When the 19th century began, West Derby was on the cusp of a transformation. Large houses would be built, as men and women of wealth moved out of the city centre and inner suburbs, as the latter became crowded with terraces. As late as 1825 the entrance to Croxteth Park was on Meadow Lane. In 1830 the Earl of Sefton bought two fields from the Marqu...
In 1835 a large portion of West Derby was taken into Liverpool, with the rest brought in in 1895. In 1871 the population was 50,681. This was the time when the first large houses were built. The suburb attracted international consuls, who built large houses on Eaton Road from the middle of the 19th century. The houses on Hayman’s Green date from th...
West Derby Castle - Then and Now. Swipe across to see roughly what West Derby's Motte and Bailey Castle would have looked like and where it stood.
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Liverpool is steeped in history, but West Derby was once bigger news than the entire city put together! While King John was busy installing ferries and drawing crests, West Derby was…well, read on to discover this suburb’s exciting former life and find out why it is thriving today with new eateries, stores and independents. +1.
May 17, 2017 · . Now more than ever there are great places to visit including brand new tapas restaurants , shiny new coffee shops, revamped pubs and iconic musical venues. Here’s our list of places in West...
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May 19, 2020 · West Derby Mill. Mill Lane (Mylngate in documents of 1444 and 1492) is aptly named as the site of the king’s windmill, first mentioned in 1461, along with a horse mill. This stood on the site of the recently built Marks and Spencer building.
