Prescot

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human settlement town

Prescot is a historic town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England, known for its watchmaking heritage and proximity to Liverpool.

Aliases (1)

Whiston ×2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human settlement → town →
administrativeStatus	town within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley →
ceremonialCounty	Merseyside →
country	England →
countrySubdivision	Merseyside → Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley →
distanceToLiverpool	approximately 8 miles east →
economicHistory	small-scale manufacturing → watch and clock making →
governingBody	Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council →
hasCulturalAssociation	industrial revolution era craftsmanship →
hasDialingCode	0151 →
hasFeature	commercial areas → historic town centre → residential areas →
hasHeritage	industrial history → watchmaking industry →
hasHistoricFunction	industrial centre for timepiece components → local market centre →
hasLandmark	Prescot Clock Museum → Prescot Parish Church of St Mary → Prescot Town Hall → Prescot railway station →
hasLocalAuthorityArea	Knowsley →
hasMetropolitanCounty	Merseyside →
hasNearbyCity	Liverpool →
hasPostcodeArea	L →
hasRegionType	metropolitan county →
hasSettlementType	town →
historicalCounty	Lancashire →
knownFor	clockmaking → watchmaking →
language	English →
locatedIn	Merseyside → Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley → North West England →
locatedOn	Prescot Brook (nearby watercourse) →
near	Liverpool →
partOf	Merseyside → Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley →
railwayLine	Liverpool to Wigan line →
region	North West England →
timezone	GMT →
timezoneDST	BST →
transport	Prescot railway station →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Knowsley → Knowsley ("Whiston") → Liverpool Urban Area →	contains
Halewood ("Whiston") →	adjacentTo
Merseyside →	hasSettlement
Knowsley Hall →	near
Huyton →	westOf