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'''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]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Home page|url=http://www.knowsley.com/|publisher=Knowsley.com|accessdate=2006-10-05}}</ref>. The Stanley family are the current Earls of Derby.

==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.


==References==
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==External links==
{{commonscat|Knowsley Hall}}
*[http://www.knowsley.com/ Official site]

[[Category:Houses in Merseyside|]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings]]

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