The Parish of Prescot in the County of -- Lancashire --

The town of PRESCOT OS grid ref SJ 465928 Lat 53 25N Lon 2 48W About 8 miles (13km) east of Liverpool Exchange, and 10 miles (16km) west of Warrington. The name Prescot comes from the Anglo-Saxon Prestecote which means priest s cottage. Prescot is an old market town and was famous throughout the world for its clocks and watches. By 1800 the town had become the principle centre for the production of watch movements, watch and clock components, horological and precision tools, mainly a home based industry with workshops attached to houses. Coal mining and the production of pottery also featured strongly in Prescot s history, to be followed in their demise by the giant British Insulated Callenders Cables empire which now is not as extensive as in the past.

Notes source : Knowsley Museum Service.