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May 14, 2018 · It is believed to be the oldest surviving route map of Great Britain. Medieval Prescot was at the centre of an extensive parish which comprised of 15 townships. It was the largest parish in the ‘West Derby Hundred’, the ancient administrative unit of South West Lancashire.
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Jan 20, 2018 · Prescot is believed to be Anglo-Saxon in origin, with the name ‘ Prescota ‘ – meaning a ‘priest cottage’. It was the centre of an extensive parish, within the West Derby Hundred which included...
Prescot is one of the oldest towns in Merseyside, and it is believed that an early Christian church was established here in the 7th century. In medieval times Prescot was a thriving market town and...
Prescot, Lancashire. Click on the map for other historical maps of this place. In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Prescot like this: Prescot.-- manufacturing and market town, par., and township with ry. sta., SW.
Medieval Prescot was at the centre of an extensive parish which comprised of 15 townships. It was the largest parish in the ‘West Derby Hundred’, the ancient administrative unit of South West Lancashire.
The site is known from a number of post – Medieval maps dating from the 16th century, which can give an impression of the activities in the area in the past 500 years. 16th Century Braun and Hogenberg’s map of London showing the site to be in open fields.
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Take a look at our selection of old historic maps based upon Prescot in Merseyside. Taken from original Ordnance Survey maps sheets and digitally stitched together to form a single layer, these maps offer a true reflection of how the land used to be.