The hundred of West Derby (sometimes known as West Derbyshire, not to be confused with Derbyshire, which has a district formerly called West Derbyshire) is an ancient subdivision of Lancashire, covering the south-west of the county. It contained the parishes of Walton, Sefton, Childwall, Huyton, Halsall, Altcar, North Meols, Ormskirk, Aughton, Warrington, Prescot, Leigh, Liverpool, Wigan, and Winwick. It corresponds roughly to areas of Merseyside north of the River Mersey and also covered parts of modern West Lancashire District, Wigan Borough, Warrington Borough and Halton Borough. A hundred is an administrative division, frequently used in Europe and New England, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller geographical units. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Derbyshire Dales is a local government district in Derbyshire, England. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council Merseyside is a county, located in the North West of England. ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ...

History

Domesday Book

When the survey of 1086 was being carried out, this hundred was composed of three different hundreds of West Derby, Warrington and Newton. It is not known when the three hundreds united under one name, but historians guess the date was possibly early in the reing of Henry I. The hundred is surrounded on the west by the Irish Sea and the River Mersey, on the south by Glazebrook, and north west to Arley Hall, and to the east is Salford Hundred. Apart from the manor which contained West Derby Castle, said to have been built by Roger of Poitou, there were several other manors which were owned by the Lord of the manor for his own use. During the time of the Conquest these manors incorporated six berewicks encompassing the villages of Thingwall, Liverpool, Great Crosby, Aintree, Everton, Garston and Hale^[1]. King Henry I of England (c. ... Relief map of the Irish Sea. ... Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... The hundred of Salford (sometimes known as Salfordshire) was an ancient division of the county of Lancashire. ... Roger the Poitevin (Roger de Poitou) was born in Normandy, around the year 1058, and died between 1122 and 1140. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman conquest of England was the invasion of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... Thingwall is a village on Wirral, Merseyside,England Originally a village in Woodchurch Parish, Wirral Hundred. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... Great Crosby, commonly known as just Crosby is a town in Sefton, Merseyside, North West England. ... Aintree is a suburb of Liverpool, in the north-west of England. ... Everton is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside and a Liverpool City Council Ward. ... Garston is a district of Liverpool, on Merseyside, postcode L19. ...

Expansion of the boundaries

By the end of the 12th century the hundred had undergone various changes, with new towns and areas being included within the district of West Derby Hundred. The land and forest provided the Castle with great importance as an administrative centre within Lancashire. the importance was strengthened by the port of Liverpool, which was founded by King John, the trade with Cheshire and the passage of ferries from Liverpool to Birkenhead. Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... John (French: Jean) (24 December c. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ...

Court and laws on the hundred

A Wapentake court was held every three weeks with the steward of the hundred officiating. there had been a courthouse in West Derby for over 1000 years since the time of the Vikings. The present courthouse situated in West Derby is from a building which was constructed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The court was used for the presentation of minor offences, or breaches of any laws within the hundred^[1]. The King, or lord of the manor had his own bailiff, who was the officer to the sheriff, who had the duty to ensure peace within the hundred and collect any taxes or levys from the people. From the reign of Stephen of England to that of Henry IV this office was a hereditary title held by members of the Walton family of Walton-on-the-Hill. By the fifteenth century the master of the forest was held by members of the Molyneux family, who also held the title of steward of the hundred. A wapentake is a term derived from the Old Norse, the rough equivalent of an Anglo-Saxon hundred. ... The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne explorers, traders, and warriors of the Norsemen who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe from the late 8th century to the 11th century. ... West Derby is a leafy well-to-do and popular suburb of Liverpool, England, that achieved significance far earlier than Liverpool itself. ... Elizabeth I Queen of England and Ireland Queen of France, nominal title Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533–March 24, 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death. ... Stephen (1096 – October 25, 1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154, when he was succeeded by his cousin Henry II, the first of the Angevin or Plantagenet Kings. ... // Birth and life before accession - relationship with Richard II - exile - return and usurpation Henry IV (April 3, 1367 – March 20, 1413) was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence the other name by which he was known, Henry of Bolingbroke. His father, John of Gaunt was the third and oldest... There are many people and places named Walton: Places In New Zealand: Walton, North Island In the United Kingdom: Walton, Buckinghamshire Walton, Cheshire Walton, Cumbria Walton, Derbyshire Walton-upon-Trent, Derbyshire Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex Walton, Leicestershire Walton, Merseyside Walton, Milton Keynes Walton, Peterborough Walton, Powys Walton, Somerset Walton... The title of Earl of Sefton was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1771. ...

Land changes hands

On 18 October 1229, Henry III granted all land from the Ribble to the Mersey, including West Derby, Liverpool, the village of Salford, and the wapentake of Leyland to Ranulf Earl of Chester and Lincoln. When the died in 1232 without any heir the land was inherited by William de Ferrers, through his wife Agnes, sister of the late earl^[1]. The land was then passed on to his son William, and then to his son Robert. In 1263, Robert held court against several people who had commited offences against the deer of his forest. In 1266 he rebelled against the rule of the King Henry III and was beaten at the Battle of Chesterfield, following this he was stripped of his title and land, which returned back to the hands of the Crown, which was then given to Edmund, the King's second son, who was later created Earl of Lancaster. The title and land followed the line of descent of honour of Lancaster from Edmund until it was merged into the Crown in 1413, and is vested in the reigning monarch. October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Events February 18 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor signs a ten-year truce with al-Kamil, regaining Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Bethlehem with neither military engagements nor support from the papacy. ... Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272) was crowned King of England in 1216, despite being less than ten years of age. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (1193 - March, 1254), was an English nobleman. ... Events Detmold, Germany was founded. ... For broader historical context, see 1260s and 13th century. ... Edmund Crouchback and St. ... // Events March 20 - Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. ...

Places encompassed by the hundred of West Derby

• Aintree, Ashton-in-Makerfield
• Bootle
• Crosby
• Eccleston, Everton
• Hardshaw within Windle
• Ince-in-Makerfield
• Formby
• Huyton
• Kirkby
• Liverpool
• Ormskirk,
• Pemberton, Prescot
• St Helens, Sefton, Skelmersdale
• Toxteth
• West Derby, Wigan

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References

1. ^ ^{a b c} 'Hundred of West Derby: Introduction', A History of the County of Lancashire: Volume 3 (1907), pp. 1-4.. British History Online. Retrieved on 2006-10-10.