Barnston, Merseyside

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Barnston
Barnston shown within Merseyside
Population	3,620 (2001 Census), ^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ284835
Metropolitan borough	Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIRRAL
Postcode district	CH61
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Wirral South
List of places: UK • England • Merseyside

Coordinates: 53°20′40″N 3°04′36″W / 53.3444, -3.0767

Barnston is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, situated to the north east of Heswall. Map Administratively, the village is located in the Pensby & Thingwall Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. At the 2001 Census, Barnston had a population of 3,620 (1,700 males, 1,920 females)^[1]

1 History
2 Community
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

Barnston is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Bernestone and comprised two mills, a manor house and a hospital.^[2]

Formerly a township in Woodchurch Parish, Wirral Hundred. Barnston's population was 129 in 1801, 239 in 1851, 522 in 1901 and 832 in 1951.^[3]

On 1 April 1974, local government reorganisation in England and Wales resulted in most of Wirral, including Barnston, transfer from the county of Cheshire to Merseyside.

[edit] Community

Village landmarks include Christchurch parish church, a primary school and the 'Fox & Hounds' public house.

The Barnstondale Centre, originally Scott's Field and known locally as 'The Camp', is set in fifteen acres of woodland. It is an all-weather activity centre and charitable trust. ^[4]