Raby | |
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Hamlet | |
The Wheatsheaf Inn, The Green, Raby | |
Location within Merseyside | |
Population | 100 (2001 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SJ309799 |
• London | 175 mi (282 km)[2] SE |
Metropolitan borough | |
Metropolitan county | |
Region | |
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 |
UK Parliament | |
Raby (locally /ˈreɪbi/) is a hamlet in the Wirral district of Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, in the Clatterbridge Ward. The settlement is within the parliamentary constituency of Wirral South. Raby is a former civil parish, but since 1974 has been directly administered by Wirral Council
Raby is close to Merseyside's boundary with Cheshire and is around 4 km (2.5 mi) north east of Neston and 5 km (3.1 mi) south west of Bebington. The hamlet of Raby Mere is 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the east.
At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Raby had a total population of 100.[1]