Childer Thornton

Childer Thornton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, located in the town of Ellesmere Port between Hooton and Little Sutton.

Childer Thornton
Childer Thornton
Location within Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ368776
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOOTON
Postcode districtCH66
Dialling code0151
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Economy

The village has one school, three pubs, a hotel, and a garden center. Childer Thornton is exactly halfway in distance between Birkenhead and Chester and one of the pubs is named 'The Halfway House', which was a stagecoach stop between Chester and New Ferry in the 1770s.[1] Childer Thornton's other pubs are 'The Burleydam' and 'The White Lion'. The Village Petrol Station is equipped with a charging station for electric vehicles.

Religion

Childer Thornton is in the Anglican parish of Hooton, with an attractive parish church made of local sandstone, situated just outside the village itself. It was built between 1858 and 1862, at a cost of £5,000.[2]

Transport

The busy A41 road runs through the middle of Childer Thornton. Despite this, the area is relatively unspoilt, with the M53 motorway effectively diverting away from the bulk of through traffic.

There is currently no railway station in Childer Thornton, the nearest station is Little Sutton, on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network between Ellesmere Port and Liverpool.

The village is however served by frequent bus services:

Route No.FromToViaFrequencyCompanyNotes
1LiverpoolChesterChester ZooEvery 15 minsFirst
2LiverpoolChesterHope FarmEvery 10 minsArriva/First
811/817LeasoweBroughtonBirkenheadEvery 1 HourCumfybus
359Neston (Raby Park Road)Ellesmere PortWillaston (a.m.)/Ledsham Road (p.m.)1 a.m. journey and 1 p.m. journeyHelms of Eastham
272Arrowe ParkEllesmere PortWillastonHourlyEazibus / Helms of Eastham

References

  1. Guide To Ellesmere Port, drakesvision.com, retrieved 28 June 2007
  2. Urbanisation of Ellesmere Port, Whitby High School, archived from the original on 3 October 2011, retrieved 28 June 2007


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