15-614: The West Derby Hundred (also known as West Derbyshire ) is one of the six subdivisions of the historic county of Lancashire , in northern England . Its name alludes to its judicial centre being the township of West Derby (the suffix - shire meaning the territory was appropriated to the prefixed settlement). It covered the southwest of Lancashire, containing the ancient ecclesiastical parishes of Walton, Sefton, Childwall, Huyton, Halsall, Altcar, North Meols, Ormskirk, Aughton, Warrington, Prescot, Wigan, Leigh, Liverpool, and Winwick. It corresponds roughly to areas of Merseyside north of
30-541: A litter. He was accidentally thrown from his litter into the River Great Ouse while crossing a bridge at St Neots in Huntingdonshire and, although he escaped death, never recovered from the effects of the accident. He succeeded to the title of his father in 1247, but only lived another seven years, dying on 28 March 1254. Unable to play any part at court or at war, he followed his father in managing
45-445: 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. 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
60-649: The Port of Liverpool , which was founded by King John , trade with Cheshire and the passage of ferries from Liverpool to Birkenhead . By 1327 West Derby Castle was reported to be in ruins. 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
75-588: The River Mersey and also covered parts of modern West Lancashire Borough, Wigan borough , Warrington Borough and Halton Borough. When the Domesday Book was compiled, this hundred was composed of three separate hundreds of West Derby, Warrington and Newton -in- Makerfield . The hundreds possibly united in the reign of Henry I . The hundred is surrounded on the west by the Irish Sea and in
90-799: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 551986832 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:49:41 GMT William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby William III de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby (c. 1193 – 28 March 1254) of Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, was an English nobleman and major landowner, unable through illness to take much part in national affairs. From his two marriages, he left numerous children who married into noble and royal families of England , France , Scotland and Wales . He
105-595: The family's landholdings. Their original lands were centred on Tutbury Castle , stretching beyond Staffordshire into the south of Derbyshire and the west of Nottinghamshire . The death in 1232 of his uncle Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester , brought him vast new estates, including Chartley Castle in Staffordshire, much of Lancashire between the Rivers Ribble and Mersey and many manors in Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire . He continued
120-525: The land was inherited by William de Ferrers , through his wife Agnes, sister of the late earl. 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 committed 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
135-913: The policy of encouraging the growth of towns and markets, exploiting the forests of Needwood and Duffield Frith , and taking advantage of rising prices in commodities and land values. By the time of his death his income placed him among the top six English nobles, but he also left his son considerable debts. He married twice: He married (1st) Sibyl Marshal, a daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke , by his wife Isabel de Clare, 4th Countess of Pembroke , by whom he had seven daughters: He married (2nd) in 1238 Margaret de Quincy (c. 1218 - 12 March 1280), daughter and heiress of Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester , by his wife Helen of Galloway . When Margaret's father married (as his 3rd wife) Eleanor de Ferrers (d.1274), she became both step-mother and step-daughter of Eleanor. By Margaret de Quincy he had two sons and three daughters: He died on 28 March 1254 and
150-606: The south west and south by the River Mersey and Glazebrook, to the east is Salford Hundred and to the north east the River Douglas and Leyland 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. At the time of the Conquest these manors incorporated six berewicks encompassing
165-420: The villages of Thingwall, Liverpool , Great Crosby , Aintree , Everton , Garston and Hale . The main landowner at the time is listed as Uhtred (sometimes spelt Uchtred or Uhtræd) By the end of the 12th century the three separate hundreds had united and West Derby Castle was an important administrative centre rivalling Lancaster in the north of the county. Its position was strengthened by its proximity to
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#1732772981185180-690: 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. 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 he died in 1232 without any heir
195-570: Was buried in Merevale Abbey , Warwickshire . He was succeeded by his 15-year-old eldest son Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby (1239–1279), still a minor, who in 1249 aged 10 had been married to Mary de Lusignan, a niece of King Henry III, and knighted. His wardship was granted to the King's eldest son, the future King Edward I . William's first wife's great estates in Ireland (primarily
210-667: Was stripped of his title and land, which returned 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. In 1835 and 1895, Liverpool expanded to include West Derby. In 1889, all remaining administrative functions of historic counties were replaced by Administrative counties of England . Historic counties of England Too Many Requests If you report this error to
225-491: Was the son and heir of William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby (c. 1168 – c. 1247), by his wife Agnes de Kevelioc, a daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester (by his wife Bertrada de Montfort). In 1230 he accompanied King Henry III to France and attended Parliament in London in the same year. Like his father, he suffered from gout from youth and after the 1230s took little part in public affairs, travelling always in
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