In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Netherton like this:
NETHERTON, a township, with a village, in Sefton parish, Lancashire; on the river Alt, and on the Leeds and Liverpool canal, 6 miles N by E of Liverpool. Acres, 1,090. Real property, £2, 661. Pop., 286. Houses, 45. The manor belongs to the Earl of Sefton. There is a Roman Catholic chapel.
Netherton through time
Netherton is now part of Sefton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Sefton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Netherton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Netherton, in Sefton and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10695
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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