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Coordinates: 53°28′57″N 2°53′31″W / 53.4826°N 2.8920°W / 53.4826; -2.8920
Kirkby i/ˈkɜrbiː/ is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in the metropolitan county of Merseyside in England. Historically within Lancashire, the town was developed from the 1950s through 1970s as a means to house the overspill of Liverpool. It is situated roughly 5 miles (8 km) north of Huyton, the administrative HQ of the borough and about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of central Liverpool. The population of the town as of the 2001 census is 40,472. It is traditionally believed to be founded in 870 although there is archaeological evidence for settlement from the Bronze Age.
Historically a part of Lancashire, Kirkby is believed to have been founded circa 870, although archaeological digs have produced evidence of habitation in the Bronze Age. The name Kirk-by, literally meaning "church" and "settlement" is of Old Norse origin whose settlers arrived via Ireland around 900. The first direct evidence of a settlement dates from 1086 and the Domesday Book, with a reference to Cherchebi – population 70. Ownership of the land containing modern-day Kirkby – established as the West Derby Hundred in the 11th century – passed through many hands, until 1596, when the Molyneux family purchased the hundred in its entirety. After a brief loss of patronage in 1737, as a result of the head of the family taking holy orders, in 1771 the Molyneux family were made Earls of Sefton and regained their lands.
Who said
Broken pieces don't mend
I say
I say to think again
You may
Take advice from all your friends
But I say
That I'm living in your head
Chorus
Just let it grow
Let it grow inside of you
Let it grow
Let it flow inside of you
Let it grow let it grow let it grow
She said that it's easy for men
And I said that we all feel the rain
Then she said
Move a little closer then
Who says that broken pieces don't mend
Chorus
'Ñause in the garden of reason
You can't change what you're given
But you can go where the river flows
Let it grow grow grow grow
Let it grow grow grow grow
Yeah yeah yeah let it grow
Yeah
Let it grow
Life gives you a hand
You're playing by the rules
You'll never come through it.
Life gives you a hand
You're playing by the rules
You'll never come through it.
('Ñause in the garden of reason
You can't change what you're given