Thingwall
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| Thingwall | |
  Thingwall shown within Merseyside |
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| Population | 3,140 (2001 Census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| District | Wirral |
| Shire 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 West |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Thingwall is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Pensby & Thingwall Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is situated within the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West. At the 2001 Census, Thingwall had 3,140 inhabitants (1,450 males, 1,680 females).[1]
[edit] History
Previously a village in Woodchurch Parish, Wirral Hundred, it was added to Birkenhead civil parish in 1933. The population was 52 in 1801, 96 in 1851 and 156 in 1901.[2]
The name indicates that it was once the site of a Viking thing (or þing). Similar place names in the British Isles include Tynwald, Dingwall, and Tingwall; see also Thingvellir in Iceland.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Wirral 2001 Census: Thingwall. Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved on 5 February 2008.
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Thingwall. GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved on 5 February 2008.
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