New Ferry
| New Ferry | |
|---|---|
| Population | Expression error: "5,300 [1]" must be numeric |
| OS grid reference | SJ337853 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIRRAL |
| Postcode district | CH62 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
New Ferry is a small town located on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Bromborough Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral South. The 2001 Census measured the town's population at 5,300. [1]
History
New Ferry was part of the Lower Bebington township, which became the Bebington-cum-Bromborough civil parish in 1922. Between 1894 and 1974 these parishes were administered as part of Bebington urban district. [2]
In April 1974, local government reorganisation in England and Wales resulted in most of Wirral, including New Ferry, transfer from the county of Cheshire to Merseyside.
Community
New Ferry is situated on the A41, the main road between Birkenhead and London prior to the introduction of motorways, and immediately adjacent to the village of Port Sunlight. At the centre of the town is the Toll Bar area, a name originating from when New Chester Road used to be a toll road. The re-routing of the A41 road onto the New Ferry By-pass, built in the 1970s, has resulted in a decline in through-traffic in the town centre.
The Shorefields area on the banks of the River Mersey is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.
References
- ^ a b "Wirral 2001 Census: New Ferry".
- ^ "Cheshire Parishes: Lower Bebington (including New Ferry)". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy.
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