Prescot's a town and civil parish, within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley on Merseyside, England. It's 8 miles to the east of Liverpool, and lies within the historic boundaries of Lancashire. At the 2001 Census, the population was 11,184 (5,265 males, 5,919 females). Prescot's the start of the A58 road which runs all the way to Wetherby, West Yorkshire. The town's served by Prescot railway station. History Prescot's name's believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon prēost "priest" +… (More on Prescot)