Raby, Merseyside
Raby | ||
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Hamlet | ||
Metropolitan county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | WIRRAL | |
Postcode district | CH63 | |
Dialling code | 0151 | |
ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL | |
Police | Merseyside | |
Fire | Merseyside | |
Ambulance | North West | |
UK Parliament | ||
Raby (locally
Raby is situated approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) to the north east of the town of Neston and 5 km (3.1 mi) south west of Bebington, and close to Merseyside's boundary with Cheshire. The hamlet of Raby Mere is located 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the east.
At the time of the
History
The name is of
Raby was formerly a
Geography
Raby is in the central part of the Wirral Peninsula, approximately 12.5 km (7.8 mi) south-south-east of the Irish Sea at Leasowe Lighthouse, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) east-north-east of the Dee Estuary at Parkgate and about 5.5 km (3.4 mi) west of the River Mersey at Eastham. The hamlet is situated at an elevation of around 50 m (160 ft) above sea level.[9]
Community
Raby is a
Raby, along with the neighbouring villages of Brimstage and Thornton Hough, are within an Area of Special Landscape Value, a protective designation to preserve the character and appearance of the area. This is part of the Wirral Unitary Development Plan of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.[10]
The parish church is All Saints Church, Thornton Hough. The local primary school is Thornton Hough Primary.
Transport
Road
Raby is accessible from the A540 to the south-west, the B5151 to the east and the B5136 to the north.
Bus
Services operating in the Raby Area as of 2015:
Number | Route | Operator | Days of operation |
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85 | Clatterbridge Hospital - Heswall | Avon Buses | Monday - Saturday |
Rail
The nearest station to Raby is
See also
References
- ^ a b "Wirral 2001 Census: Raby". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 21 February 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Sulley, Philip (1889). The Hundred Of Wirral.
- ISBN 978-1-86077-512-3.
- A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Raby CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Wirral Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Raby". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP". Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Brimstage, Raby & Thornton Hough: A Strategy for Change Management" (PDF). Thornton Hough Community Trust. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
Bibliography
- Mortimer, William Williams (1847). The History of the Hundred of Wirral. London: Whittaker & Co. pp244-245.