Borough of Knowsley
Geography
Status:	Metropolitan borough
Region:	North West England
Ceremonial County:	Merseyside
Area: - Total	Ranked 257th 86.47 km²
Admin. HQ:	Huyton
ONS code:	00BX
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 107th 150,861 1,745 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.4% White
Politics
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council http://www.knowsley.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour
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 years—it 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 “Knowsley”—it 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.