Knowsley Hall

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Building information
Knowsley Hall
The southern facade of Knowsley Hall circa 1880.
Town	Knowsley
Country	England

Knowsley Hall is a grade I listed building and the ancestral home of the Earls of Derby. It is situated near Prescot within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley on the outskirts of Liverpool, England.

It is surrounded by 2,500 acres (10 km²) of parkland. It has been the home of the Earls of Derby since 1385^[1]. The Stanley family are the current Earls of Derby.

[edit] Knowsley Safari Park

Knowsley Safari Park is in the grounds.

Knowsley Safari Park was opened to the public in July 1971 by the 18th Earl of Derby. Then, the `safari park' concept of having visitors in cages (cars) and the animals roaming free based on the drive-through game reserves of East Africa was unique. In 1994, Edward Stanley, the 19th Earl, succeeded to the title. The estate being only 8 miles (13 km) from Liverpool city centre, Knowsley was the first safari park to be built close to a large city. In spite of some understandable apprehension about the possible problems associated with large numbers of animals (including lions) roaming about close to the city, the then County and District councils approved the proposals.