- Newton, Merseyside
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Coordinates: 53°22′19″N 3°09′07″W / 53.372°N 3.152°W
Newton 
Newton
Newton shown within MerseysidePopulation 5,750 (2001 Census)[1] OS grid reference SJ23393 Metropolitan borough Wirral Metropolitan county Merseyside Region North West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town WIRRAL Postcode district CH48 Dialling code 0151 Police Merseyside Fire Merseyside Ambulance North West EU Parliament North West England UK Parliament Wirral West List of places: UK • England • Merseyside 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
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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.[2]
Transport
Bus
Services operating in the Newton area, as of December 2008:
Number Route Operator Days of Operation 22/22A Caldy-Chester Avon Buses Monday-Saturday N37 Hoylake-Liverpool Arriva North West Saturday night/Sunday morning 83/83A West Kirby-Birkenhead Avon Buses Monday-Friday 138/139 Newton-Meols A1A Travel Monday-Saturday 186 Eastham Ferry-Leasowe Avon Buses Evenings and Sundays 293 West Kirby-Woodside A1A Travel Evenings and Sundays 420 West Kirby-Liverpool Arriva North West Monday-Friday mornings 437 West Kirby-Liverpool Arriva North West Monday-Sunday References
- ^ Wirral 2001 Census: Newton, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, http://www.wirral.gov.uk/factsandfigures/census2001/oneward2recset.asp?ref=TS27, retrieved 20 June 2008
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Newton-cum-Larton, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/newtoncumlarton.html, retrieved 19 August 2007
External links
Categories:- Towns and villages in Wirral (borough)
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