Raby, Merseyside

Raby
Hamlet
The Wheatsheaf Inn, The Green, Raby
Raby is located in Merseyside
Raby
Raby
Location within Merseyside
Population100 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ309799
• London175 mi (282 km)[2] SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWirral
Postcode districtCH63
Dialling code0151
ISO 3166 codeGB-WRL
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°18′43″N 3°02′17″W / 53.312°N 3.038°W / 53.312; -3.038

Raby (locally /ˈrbi/) 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]

  1. ^ a b "Wirral 2001 Census: Raby". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 21 February 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.