Newton, Merseyside

Newton
  Village  
Newton
 Newton shown within Merseyside
Population 5,750 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ23393
    London  181 mi (291 km)[2] SE
Metropolitan boroughWirral
Metropolitan county Merseyside
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WIRRAL
Postcode district CH48
Dialling code 0151
ISO 3166 code GB-WRL
Police Merseyside
Fire Merseyside
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWirral West
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England
Merseyside

Coordinates: 53°22′19″N 3°09′07″W / 53.372°N 3.152°W / 53.372; -3.152

Newton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, England, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. It is a part of the suburban town of West Kirby.

Newton consists of a village hall, post office, public house and a general store. The local park, aptly named Newton Park, has a football pitch, outdoor basketball courts and a playground for children. Wirral Council also has several allotments in Newton that are provided for residents to grow their own vegetables and plants.

Grammar School Lane, Newton. Leading up to Calday Grange Grammar School

History

Newton was previously combined with the hamlet of Larton as Newton-cum-Larton, part of West Kirby parish of the Wirral Hundred. Its population was 49 in 1801 and 44 in 1851.[3]

Geography

Two branches of Newton Brook border the north and the east of Newton. The brook is a tributary of Greasby Brook. The two branches of Newton Brook merge near to Larton.

Transport

Bus

Services operating in the Newton area, as of 2014:

Number Route Operator Days of operation
38 Heswall or West Kirby-Bromborough Stagecoach Monday - Saturday
80 West Kirby-Newton-West Kirby Avon Buses Monday-Saturday
88 West Kirby-Heswall Avon Buses Monday-Sunday
293 West Kirby-Woodside Avon Buses Monday-Saturday evenings and Sunday
420 West Kirby-Liverpool Arriva North West Monday-Friday mornings
437 West Kirby-Liverpool Arriva North West Monday-Sunday

References

  1. Wirral 2001 Census: Newton, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, retrieved 20 June 2008
  2. "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Newton-cum-Larton, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 19 August 2007

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