Newton, Merseyside

Newton
—  Village  —
St Michael and All Angels Church, Newton
Newton  Newton shown within Merseyside
Population	5,750 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ23393
– London	181 mi (291 km)[2] SE
Metropolitan borough	Wirral
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United 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 Parliament	Wirral West
List of places UK 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 in the county of Cheshire. ts 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.

Neighbouring places

	Hoylake	Meols	Saughall Massie
	Grange		Larton Frankby
		Newton
	Grange	Grange	Royden Park

Transport

Bus

Services operating in the Newton area, as of 2014:

References

Bibliography

• Mortimer, William Williams (1847). The History of the Hundred of Wirral. London: Whittaker & Co. p.274. 

External links

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