Clatterbridge

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Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge (Merseyside)
Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge shown within Merseyside
Population 30 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SJ321823
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: UKEnglandMerseyside

Coordinates: 53°20′N 3°02′W / 53.33, -3.03

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.

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  1. ^ a b Wirral 2001 Census: Clatterbridge. Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.
  2. ^ 2001 Census: Clatterbridge (Ward). Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 25 March 2008.

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