Raby Mere is a

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on the Wirral Peninsula,

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. Adjacent to the

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, woodland and open countryside, it is known for its

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, a lake that has been used for leisure purposes for many years. The hamlet of Raby is located two miles to the west. Since local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, Raby Mere has been situated administratively within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. It is in the

Clatterbridge Clatterbridge is a hamlet (place), 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 Clatterbridge (w ...

Ward in the parliamentary constituency of

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. At the time of the 2011 Census, Raby Mere, with its small residential area of exclusively detached homes, had a total population of 750.

Geography

Raby Mere is in the south-eastern part of the Wirral Peninsula, approximately south-south-east of the

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Wallasey Wallasey () is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England; until 1974, it was part of the historic county of Cheshire. It is situated at the mouth of the River Mersey, at the north-eastern corner of the Wirral Pe ...

, about east of the

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at Gayton and about west of the

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at Eastham. The mere, itself, is situated at an elevation of around above sea level.

Community

The parish churches are

All Saints Church, Thornton Hough All Saints Church is in Raby Road, Thornton Hough, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Deanery of Wirral, South, the archdeaconry of Chester, and the diocese of Chester. The church is recorded in the National He ...

and

St George's Church, Thornton Hough St George's Church is in Manor Road, Thornton Hough, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is an active United Reformed Church, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* G ...

. The local primary school is Thornton Hough Primary.

Transport

Road

The M53 motorway runs along the western side of Raby Mere. The nearest access point is at Junction 4 of the motorway, about to the north.

Bus

The hamlet is served by the Number 84 bus that runs Mondays to Saturdays every 2 hours during the day from Heswall to Raby Mere via Clatterbridge, Spital and Bromborough run by

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References

External links

{{Populated Places in Wirral Borough Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral