Thornton Hough
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Not to be confused with Thornton, Merseyside.
Thornton Hough (/ˈhʌf/) is a village and former civil parish in the Wirral district of Merseyside, England. The village lies in the more rural inland part of the Wirral Peninsula and is of pre-Norman Conquest origins. The village grew during the ownership of Joseph Hirst into a small model village and was later acquired by William Lever, founder of Lever Brothers, the predecessor of Unilever.[3] Thornton Hough is roughly 10 miles (16 km) from Liverpool and 12 miles (19 km) from Chester. It is part of the Clatterbridge ward and is in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral South.
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Thornton Hough | |
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Village | |
Thornton Hough Village Club and Bar | |
Location within Merseyside | |
Population | 770 (2001 census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ303811 |
• London | 176 mi (283 km)[2] SE |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIRRAL |
Postcode district | CH63 |
Dialling code | 0151 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
Police | Merseyside |
Fire | Merseyside |
Ambulance | North West |
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At the 2001 census, Thornton Hough had 770 inhabitants.[1]