| Melling | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 Church of St. Thomas and the Holy Rood, Melling | |
  Melling Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 3,493 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SD385002 |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LIVERPOOL |
| Postcode district | L31 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Melling is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 2,810,[1] rising to 3,493 at the 2011 Census.[2] Melling Rock contains a public house as well as St Thomas and the Holy Rood. The town of Waddicar, of which most of the population of Melling consists, is usually regarded as part of Melling itself and is served by the parish council which is based in the local Melling Primary School.
- ^ 2001 Census: Melling, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 22 February 2009
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 June 2015.