sentences:  Its name likeliest came from Anglo-Saxon "Lēofes īeg" = "Lēof's island" or "Lēofsiges īeg" = "Lēofsige's island", where, as often in English place names of Anglo-Saxon origin, "island" here means "low-lying flat land by a river" (here the River Darwen).Lying to the south west of Blackburn, Livesey contains most of the suburb of Cherry Tree, including its railway station and the majority of the village of Feniscowles.Despite the name of the parish, most of the suburb of Livesey, including the council estate, is outside the parish.