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{{Infobox Historic Site | name = Knowsley Hall| native_name = | image = Knowsleyhall.jpg| image_size = 250| caption = The southern facade of Knowsley Hall circa 1880 showing the [[Gothic Revival|Gothicised]] south wing to the left and the [[loggia]] at the end of the east wing on the right| locmapin = Merseyside| map_width = 250| map_caption = Location in Merseyside| alt = | latitude = 53.4380| longitude = -2.8384| coordinates = | coord_parameters = | coord_display = title| coord_format = | location = Near (contracted; show full)

'''Knowsley Hall''' is a stately home near [[Liverpool]] within the [[Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley]], in [[Merseyside]], England.  It 
has beenis designated by [[English Heritage]] as a Grade&nbsp;II* [[listed building]],<ref name=images>{{Citation |url= http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=NHLE |num= 1253241|titledesc= Knowsley Hall|year=2011 |work=The National Heritage List for England |publisher=[[English Heritage]] |accessdate= 9&nbsp;May 2011accessdate= 18 August 2013|separator=,|ps=}}</ref> and is the ancestral home of the Stanley family, the [[Earls of Derby]].<ref name=hall>{{Citation | url = http://www.knowsleylettings.co.uk/ | title = Welcome to the Estate | accessdate = 7&nbsp;October 2010| publisher = Knowsley Hall}}</ref>  The hall is surrounded by {{convert|2500|acre|km2}} of parkland,<ref name=hall/> which contains the [[Knowsley Safari Park]].<ref>{{citation |url= http://www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/ |title= Knowsley Safari Park |acces(contracted; show full)> and for private events.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.knowsleyhallvenue.co.uk/?p=8 | title = Private | accessdate = 7&nbsp;October 2010| publisher = Knowsley Hall}}</ref> It is licensed for weddings.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.knowsleyhallvenue.co.uk/?p=37 | title = Weddings | accessdate = 7&nbsp;October 2010| publisher = Knowsley Hall}}</ref>  Events are held in the grounds to raise money for local charities.<ref>Anon p. 1.</ref>

==References==

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*{{Citation | last =Pollard| first =Richard | authorlink = | last2 = Pevsner | first2 = Nikolaus | author2-link =Nikolaus Pevsner| series= The Buildings of England|title =Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West |edition= | publisher =[[Yale University Press]] | year =2006 | location =New Haven and London | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =0-300-10910-5 }}
*{{Citation  | last = Anon. | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Knowsley Hall and Estate |edition= | publisher = Jarrold | year = 2005 | location = Norwich | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = }}
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==External links==
{{commons category inline|Knowsley Hall}}
*[http://www.knowsley.com/ Knowsley Hall Official Website]

[[Category:Country houses in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed buildings in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Grade II* listed houses]]⏎
[[Category:Stanley family (English aristocracy)]]
[[Category:Gardens by Lancelot "Capability" Brown]]