Clatterbridge
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Clatterbridge | |
Clatterbridge shown within Merseyside |
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Population | 30 (2001 Census)[1] |
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OS grid reference | |
Metropolitan borough | Metropolitan Borough of Wirral |
Metropolitan county | Merseyside |
Region | North West |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIRRAL |
Postcode district | CH63 |
Dialling code | 0151 |
Police | Merseyside |
Fire | Merseyside |
Ambulance | North West |
European Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Wirral South |
List of places: UK • England • Merseyside |
Clatterbridge is a hamlet located on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is situated to the west of the town of Bebington, close to the M53 motorway. It is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, which includes Spital and the nearby villages of Brimstage, Raby and Thornton Hough. At the 2001 Census, the total population of the ward was 16,906.[2] The hamlet itself only had a recorded resident population of 30.[1]
The area is the site of Clatterbridge Hospital, which is a centre for oncology and part of the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Radio Clatterbridge is one of the North West region's oldest hospital radio stations.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Wirral 2001 Census: Clatterbridge. Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.
- ^ 2001 Census: Clatterbridge (Ward). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.