History
Historically a part of Lancashire, Norris Green was developed in the 1920s and named after the Liverpool-based Norris family.
It is thought the land Norris Green was built on was donated to the city by Lord Derby, who was at the time resident at nearby Knowsley Hall. Although it is also suggested Lord Derby did not give the land away - he didn't own it in the first place.
The area called Norris Green was a farming estate and its stretched as far as stone bridge house to the north and Norris Green Farm (opposite the junction of Hornspit Lane and Almonds Green) to the south - The sale boundary in 1920s consisted of the railway, Carr Lane, Dwerryhouse Lane and Hornspit Lane. It was bought by the council for the sum of £65,000 from the estate of Leyland & Naylor.
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