West Derby (hundred)
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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 Merseyside north of the River Mersey with parts of West Lancashire District,Wigan Borough, Warrington Borough and Halton Borough.
Places in the hundred of West Derby included