In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described West Derby like this:
West Derby.-- par. and local government district, SW. Lancashire - par. (partly within the bor. of Liverpool), 6203 ac., pop. 101,162; dist., 5561 ac., pop. 33,614; the sta. is 4 miles NW. of Central Station, Liverpool; the par. was, until 1847, part of Walton on the Hill par.
West Derby through time
West Derby is now part of Liverpool district. Click here for graphs and data of how Liverpool has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Derby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Derby, in Liverpool and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1201
Date accessed: 01st November 2024
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