Editing Toxteth (section)

===The manor===
Before the time of the [[Norman conquest of England|Norman conquest]], Toxteth was divided into two [[Manor house|manor]]s of equal size. One was owned by Bernulf and the other by Stainulf. After the conquest, part was granted by Count [[Roger of Poitou]] to the ancestor of the [[Earl of Sefton]]. From this time to about 1604, the land formed part of [[West Derby]] forest. The boundaries of the manor are described in the perambulation of 1228 as follows, "'Where Oskell's brook falls into the Mersey; up this brook to Haghou meadow, from this to Brummesho, following the syke to Brumlausie, and across by the old turbaries upon two meres as far as Lombethorn; from this point going down to the 'waterfall' of the head of Otter pool, and down this pool into the Mersey."<ref name="toxteth" /> In 1327, Toxteth was granted to [[Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster|Henry, Earl of Lancaster]].

Over the years, various leases and grants were made and the park was owned by Adam, son of William de Liverpool, in 1338. In 1385, William de Liverpool had licence "to take two cartloads of [[gorse]] weekly from the park for 12d. a year rent." In 1383 a grant was made to William Bolton and Robert Baxter, in 1394 the lease was resigned and handed over to Richard de Molyneux. The park finally came into the hands of [[Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby|Sir Thomas Stanley]] in 1447. The parkland descended within the Stanley family until 1596, when it was sold by [[William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby|William Stanley]], [[Earl of Derby]], to Edmund Smolte and Edward Aspinwall. In 1604, the Earl sold it to [[Richard Molyneux, 1st Viscount Molyneux|Richard Molyneux]] of Sefton<ref>{{cite news |title=The grand dream and 200-year legacy of Liverpool's failed suburb |url=https://www.livpost.co.uk/p/liverpool-failed-suburb?s=r |work=www.livpost.co.uk}}</ref> at a cost of £1,100. The estate descended from this time until 1972 with the death of [[Hugh Molyneux, 7th Earl of Sefton|the 7th Earl]].<ref name="toxteth" />