West Derby
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 West Derby District Sign. |
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| West Derby shown within Merseyside | |
| Population | 14,382 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ396932 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L12 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
West Derby (
i/ˈdɑːbi/ DAR-bi) is a suburb in the north of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is also a Liverpool City Council ward. At the 2001 Census, the population of the ward was 14,801, (7,182 males, 7,619 females). reducing to 14,382 at the 2011 Census.
Mentioned in the Domesday Book, West Derby achieved significance far earlier than Liverpool itself. The name West Derby comes from an Old Norse word meaning "place of the wild beasts" or "wild deer park" and refers to the deer park (now Croxteth Park) established there by King Edward the Confessor. West Derby became the main administrative area for the Norman Conquests and was the largest area within the West Derby Hundred which covered most of south west Lancashire.
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