| Prescot | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 St Mary's Church, Prescot | |
  Prescot Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 11,184 (2001 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ4692 |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESCOT |
| Postcode district | L34/L35 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Prescot is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, United Kingdom. It lies about eight miles (13 km) to the east of Liverpool city centre. At the 2001 Census, the civil parish population was 11,184 (5,265 males, 5,919 females).[1] The population of the larger Prescot East and West wards at the 2011 census totalled 14,139.[2][3] Prescot marks the beginning of the A58 road which runs through to Wetherby, near Leeds in West Yorkshire. The town is served by Prescot railway station and Eccleston Park railway station in neighbouring Eccleston.
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Prescot, Office for National Statistics, archived from the original on 29 June 2011, retrieved 26 May 2008
- ^ "Prescot East Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Prescot West Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2015.