Towns & cities · North Wales
Whiston
Also known as: Whiston, Glannau Merswy, Whiston, Merseyside
Whiston — village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Whiston · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Whiston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 12,949 people. Address: L35. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, UK". Coordinates: 53.4130°, -2.7980°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Whiston is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. It is located 8 miles (10 km) east of Liverpool. The population was 13,629 in 2001, increasing to 14,263 in 2011. Whiston is part of the historic county of Lancashire, since 1974 it has been part of the then newly created Metropolitan county of Merseyside. The creation of a new village within the town, Halsnead Garden Village, was approved in 2017. It will host over 1,500 homes, a primary school, a park, and various community facilities. Construction is estimated to cost around £270 million.
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Background
History
The first record of Whiston comes in 1245, being rendered as "Quistan" and being within the West Derby Hundred in Lancashire. Archeological evidence such as a Neolithic polished hand-axe and mesolithic tool fragments suggest that the region was host to pre-historic settlement up to 12,000 years, ago while other archaeological finds include remnants of a Roman tile workshop in nearby Tarbock and a medieval shovel head. The main industry of Whiston's earlier documented history is agriculture, with the first recorded mill in the area being held by local lord Henry Travers from 1190. By 1521, the first documentation of coal mining is made, which would in time become Whiston's primary industry.…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4130, -2.7980
- District
- Knowsley
- Parish
- Whiston
- Postcode
- L35
- Parliamentary constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Population
- 12,949
- Nearest railway station
- Whiston — 0.1 km
- Official site
- historicengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1830491 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Whiston, Merseyside (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Nicholas' Church, Whiston - geograph.org.uk - 147261.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whiston?
- Whiston is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode L35), in the parish of Whiston.
- Is Whiston free to visit?
- Yes, Whiston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Whiston?
- The nearest railway station is Whiston, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode L35.