or breaches of any laws within the hundred. The King, or lord of the manor had his own bailiff, who was the officer to the sheriff, who had the duty to ensure peace within the hundred and collect any taxes or levys from the people. From the reign of Stephen of England to that of Henry IV this office was a hereditary title held by members of the Walton family of Walton-on-the-Hill. By the fifteenth century the master of the forest was held by members of the Molyneux family, who also held the title of steward of the hundred. Land changes hands On 18 October 1229, Henry III granted all land from the Ribble to the Mersey, including West Derby, Liverpool, the village of Salford, and the wapentake of Leyland to Ranulf Earl of Chester and Lincoln. When he died in 1232 without any heir the land was inherited by William de Ferrers, through his wife Agnes, sister of the late earl. The land was then passed on to his son William, and then to his son Robert. In 1263, Robert held court against several people who had committed offences against the deer of his forest. In 1266 he rebelled against the rule of the King Henry III and was beaten at the Battle of Chesterfield, following this he was stripped of his title and land, which returned to the hands of the Crown, which was then given to Edmund, the King's second son, who was later created Earl of Lancaster. The title and land followed the line of descent of honour of Lancaster from Edmund until it was merged into the Crown in 1413, and is vested in the reigning monarch. 19th Century In 1835 and 1895, Liverpool expanded to include West Derby. In 1889, all remaining administrative functions of historic counties were replaced by Administrative counties of England. Places encompassed by the hundred of West Derby Aintree Ashton-in-Makerfield Astley Atherton Aughton Bootle Childwall Crosby Eccleston Everton Hardshaw within Windle Ince-in-Makerfield Formby Huyton Kirkby Knowsley Leigh Litherland Lunt Lydiate Maghull North Meols Ormskirk Pemberton Prescot Rainford Rainhill St Helens Sefton Skelmersdale Southport Tyldesley Toxteth Warrington West Derby Wigan Widnes Windle Woolton References External links History Of Liverpool- West Derby Hundred Domesday Book Page English Translation of West Derby Domesday Book Page History of Merseyside Hundreds of Lancashire