Raby Mere
title: "Raby Mere" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["towns-and-villages-in-the-metropolitan-borough-of-wirral"] topic_path: "general/towns-and-villages-in-the-metropolitan-borough-of-wirral" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raby_Mere" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| official_name | Raby Mere |
| type | Hamlet |
| coordinates | |
| static_image | Raby Mere.jpg |
| static_image_width | 250px |
| static_image_caption | Ice and ducks on Raby Mere |
| population | 750 |
| population_ref | (2011 Census) |
| metropolitan_borough | Wirral |
| metropolitan_county | Merseyside |
| region | North West England |
| constituency_westminster | Wirral South |
| post_town | WIRRAL |
| postcode_district | CH63 0 |
| postcode_area | CH |
| dial_code | 0151 |
| os_grid_reference | SJ336808 |
| london_distance | 174 mi |
| london_direction | SE |
| iso_code | GB-WRL |
| :: |
| country = England | official_name = Raby Mere | type = Hamlet | coordinates = | static_image = Raby Mere.jpg | static_image_width = 250px | static_image_caption = Ice and ducks on Raby Mere | population = 750 | population_ref = (2011 Census) | metropolitan_borough = Wirral | metropolitan_county = Merseyside | region = North West England | constituency_westminster = Wirral South | post_town = WIRRAL | postcode_district = CH63 0 | postcode_area = CH | dial_code = 0151 | os_grid_reference = SJ336808 | london_distance = 174 mi | london_direction = SE | iso_code = GB-WRL Raby Mere is a hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Adjacent to the Green Belt, woodland and open countryside, it is known for its mere, a lake that has been used for leisure purposes for many years. The hamlet of Raby is located 2 mi west.
Since local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, Raby Mere has been situated administratively within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. It is in the Clatterbridge Ward in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral South. At the time of the 2011 Census, Raby Mere, with its small residential area of exclusively detached homes, had a total population of 750.
Geography
Raby Mere is in the south-eastern part of the Wirral Peninsula, approximately 13 km south-southeast of the Irish Sea at Wallasey, about 7.5 km east of the Dee Estuary at Gayton and about 3.5 km west of the River Mersey at Eastham. The mere is at an elevation of around 24 m above sea level.
|title = Neighbouring places |Northwest = Clatterbridge |North = Spital |Northeast = Bromborough |West = Thornton Hough Raby |Centre = Raby Mere |East = Bromborough |Southwest = Little Neston |South = Willaston |Southeast = Bromborough
Community
The parish churches are All Saints Church, Thornton Hough and St George's Church, Thornton Hough. The local primary school is Thornton Hough Primary.
Transport
Road
The M53 motorway runs along the western side of Raby Mere. The nearest access point is at Junction 4 of the motorway, about 2 km north.
Bus
The hamlet is served by the Number 84 bus that runs Mondays to Saturdays every two hours during the day from Heswall to Raby Mere via Clatterbridge, Spital and Bromborough run by Avon Buses.
References
References
- "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com.
- (July 2025). "Wirral 2011 Census: Raby Mere". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
- "SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP".
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