Clatterbridge

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Clatterbridge is a hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is to the south-west of Bebington and close to the M53 motorway. Clatterbridge is also the name of a local government ward, which includes Brimstage, Raby, Raby Mere, Thornton Hough, Storeton, Spital and the western fringes of Bromborough and Eastham.

At the 2001 census, the total population of the ward was 16,906,[1] falling to 14,411 at the 2011 census.[2] The hamlet of Clatterbridge only had a recorded resident population of 30 in 2001.[3]

Geography

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

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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 Script error: No such module "convert". 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

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