Huyton
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Not to be confused with Hightown, Merseyside.
For the former electoral area, see Huyton (UK Parliament constituency).
Huyton (/ˈhaɪtən/ HY-tən) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Greater Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Belle Vale.
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Huyton-with-Roby | |
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Huyton Village | |
Location within Merseyside | |
Population | 33,193 (Office for National Statistics) |
OS grid reference | SJ4692 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LIVERPOOL |
Postcode district | L11,L14,L36 |
Dialling code | 0151 |
Police | Merseyside |
Fire | Merseyside |
Ambulance | North West |
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Historically in Lancashire, Huyton was an ancient parish which in the mid-19th century contained Croxteth Park, Knowsley and Tarbock. It was part of the hundred of West Derby, an ancient subdivision of Lancashire covering the south-west of the county.