| Whiston | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 St Nicholas' Church | |
  Whiston Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 14,263 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ4791 |
| Civil parish |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESCOT |
| Postcode district | L35 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Whiston is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. Previously recorded within the historic county of Lancashire, it is located eight miles (ten kilometres) east of Liverpool. The population was 13,629 at the 2001 Census,[1] increasing to 14,263 at the 2011 Census.[2][3]
A new village, Halsnead Garden Village, was approved with government support in 2017 and will be located in the Halsnead area of the town.[4] The new village will contain over 1,500 houses, a primary school, a country park, and various community and leisure facilities. Construction is estimated to cost around £270 million.[5]
- ^ 2001 Census: Whiston, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 22 February 2009
- ^ "Knowsley Ward population/Whiston South population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Knowsley Ward/Whiston North population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "First ever garden villages named with government support". GOV.UK. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ 15:40, 2 JAN 2017Updated15:55, 2 JAN 2017 (2 January 2017). "'One of the biggest residential developments on Merseyside' - plans for Whiston development revealed". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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