Newton, 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.

This article is about the village on the Wirral Peninsula. For the town also in Merseyside, see Newton-le-Willows.
Newton
Village

St Michael and All Angels Church, Newton
Newton
Location within Merseyside
Population5,750 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ 236 869
• London181 mi (291 km)[2] SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIRRAL
Postcode districtCH48
Dialling code0151
ISO 3166 codeGB-WRL
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Wirral West

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. 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.

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

Bibliography
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