Clatterbridge

Clatterbridge
Clatterbridge
Hamlet
	Sitch Cottage and the A5137 Brimstage Road, looking towards the roundabout at Junction 4 of the M53 motorway
	Clatterbridge Location within Merseyside
Population	14,411 (2011 Census. Ward)
OS grid reference	SJ321823
• London	176 mi (283 km) SE
Metropolitan borough	Wirral;
Metropolitan county	Merseyside;
Region	North West;
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	Wirral South;
	List of places UK England Merseyside 53°20′N 3°02′W / 53.33°N 3.03°W

Clatterbridge is a hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula, England, south-west of Bebington, close to the M53 motorway.

It is also the name of a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, which includes Brimstage, Raby, Raby Mere, Thornton Hough, Storeton and Spital. At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,411.^[2]

Geography

Clatterbridge is in the central part of the Wirral Peninsula, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) south-east of the Irish Sea at Leasowe, 7 km (4.3 mi) east of the Dee Estuary at Heswall and 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the River Mersey at Bromborough. The Clatter Bridge, itself, is 31 m (102 ft) above sea level.^[3]

The Clatter Brook merges into the River Dibbin at Raby Mere, before discharging into the River Mersey at Bromborough.

Economy

The major employment sector in Clatterbridge is healthcare. The area is the site of Clatterbridge Health Park, which hosts Clatterbridge Hospital, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, and Radio Clatterbridge.

Transport

Road

Clatterbridge is located close to Junction 4 of the M53 motorway, which joins with the A5137. The B5151 passes across the Clatter Bridge.

Rail

Spital railway station is the nearest by road, about 2 km (1.2 mi) to the east. This station is on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, with frequent services to Liverpool, Chester and Ellesmere Port.

Bus

Buses operating in Clatterbridge as of August 2020

Number	Route	Operator	Days of Operation
16/16A	Eastham Rake - Upton - Moreton	Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire	Monday - Saturday
17	Eastham Rake - Saughall Massie - Moreton	Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire	Monday - Saturday
410	Clatterbridge Hospital - New Brighton	Arriva North West	Daily
487	Ness Gardens or Little Neston or Parkgate - Liverpool	Arriva North West	Daily

References

^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ "SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP". Retrieved 31 October 2016.

External links

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

[1] "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

[2] "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[3] "SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP". Retrieved 31 October 2016.

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