Gayton, Merseyside
| Gayton | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 The converted windmill seen from the junction of Old Mill Close and the A540 Telegraph Road | |
  Gayton Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 3,110 (2001 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ267808 |
| • London | 177 mi (285 km)[2] SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIRRAL |
| Postcode district | CH60 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Gayton is a village in the Wirral district, in Merseyside, England, located between Heswall and Parkgate. At the 2001 Census, the population of Gayton stood at 3,110.[1]
History
[edit]The name is of Viking origin, deriving from the Old Norse Geit-tún, meaning 'goat farmstead'.[3] Gayton was formerly a township in the parish of Heswall,[4] in the Wirral Hundred, in 1866 Gayton became a separate civil parish.[5] The hamlets of Dawstone and Oldfield are also included as part of Gayton. The parish population was 100 in 1801, 144 in 1851, 180 in 1901 and 832 in 1951.[6] Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of Wirral Urban District in the county of Cheshire. On 1 April 1974 the parish was abolished.[7]
William of Orange stayed at Gayton Hall in 1689 en route to the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland, and knighted his host, Sir William Glegg.[8]
Gayton Windmill, built of red sandstone and Wirral's oldest tower mill,[9] ceased operation in 1875. It has since been converted into a private residence.[10]
Geography
[edit]Gayton is on the western side of the Wirral Peninsula, and is situated at the eastern side of the Dee Estuary. The village is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) south-south-east of the Irish Sea at Hoylake and about 8 km (5.0 mi) west-south-west of the River Mersey at Port Sunlight. The village is situated at an elevation of between 3–70 m (10–230 ft) above sea level.[11]
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Transport
[edit]Rail
[edit]The nearest railway station to Gayton is Heswall.
Bus
[edit]Services operating in the Gayton area, as of January 2015:
| Number | Route | Operator | Days of operation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | Heswall–Woodside | Avon Buses | Monday–Saturday |
| 85 | Clatterbridge Hospital–Heswall | Avon Buses | Monday–Saturday |
| 113 | Heswall–New Ferry | A2B Travel | Monday–Saturday evenings |
| 174 | Lower Village–Heswall | A2B Travel | Monday–Saturday |
| 472 | Barnston–Liverpool | Arriva North West & Stagecoach | Monday–Friday peak times |
| X22 | Heswall–Chester | Al's Coaches | Monday–Saturday |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Wirral 2001 Census: Gayton, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, retrieved 4 January 2008[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Sulley, Philip (1889), The Hundred Of Wirral
- ^ "History of Gayton, in Wirral and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Gayton CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Gayton, GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy, retrieved 10 April 2007
- ^ "Wirral Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Coward, Thomas Alfred (1903). "X: Western Wirral". Picturesque Cheshire. London & Manchester: Sherratt and Hughes.
- ^ Young, Derek & Marian, Pictures From The Past: Book 3, p. 64
- ^ History of Heswall, heswall.com, archived from the original on 25 August 2007, retrieved 6 September 2007
- ^ "SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP". Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
Bibliography
[edit]- Mortimer, William Williams (1847). The History of the Hundred of Wirral. London: Whittaker & Co. pp235-236.
External links
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