| Claughton | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 The A5027 Upton Road seen from the junction with Shrewsbury Road. St Bede's Chapel and Community Centre is across the road. | |
  Claughton Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 14,705 (2011 census Ward population) |
| OS grid reference | SJ297891 |
| • London | 180 mi (290 km)[1] SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIRKENHEAD |
| Postcode district | CH41 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Claughton (/ˈklɔːtən/ KLAW-tən) is a village and suburb of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is situated approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) to the west of Birkenhead town centre, adjacent to Birkenhead Park. Administratively, Claughton is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the county of Cheshire.
At the 2001 census, the population of Claughton was 13,723.[2] For the 2011 census the total population of Claughton Ward, which also included Noctorum, was 14,705.[3]
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "2001 Census: Claughton". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Claughton Ward (E05000959)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2020.