Clatterbridge

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| official_name = Clatterbridge

| type = Hamlet

| coordinates = {{coord|53.33|-3.03|display=inline,title}}

| population = 14,411

| population_ref = (Ward)
(2011 census)

| metropolitan_borough = Wirral

| metropolitan_county = Merseyside

| region = North West England

| static_image_name = Tile Cottages, Brimstage Lane - geograph.org.uk - 131926.jpg

| static_image_caption = Sitch Cottage and the A5137 Brimstage Road, looking towards the roundabout at Junction 4 of the M53 motorway

| constituency_westminster = Wirral West

| post_town = WIRRAL

| postcode_district = CH63

| postcode_area = CH

| dial_code = 0151

| os_grid_reference = SJ321823

| london_distance = {{convert|176|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=53.33+-3.03&to=51.507+-0.127&units=m|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=boulter.com|accessdate=6 March 2016}}

| london_direction = SE

| iso_code = GB-WRL

}}

Clatterbridge is a hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is to the south-west of Bebington and close to the M53 motorway. Clatterbridge is also the name of a local government ward, which includes Brimstage, Raby, Raby Mere, Thornton Hough, Storeton, Spital and the western fringes of Bromborough and Eastham.

At the 2001 census, the total population of the ward was 16,906,{{NOMIS2001|id=00CBFE|title=Clatterbridge Ward|access-date=13 June 2021}} falling to 14,411 at the 2011 census.{{NOMIS2011|id=E05000958|title=Clatterbridge Ward|access-date=13 June 2021}} The hamlet of Clatterbridge only had a recorded resident population of 30 in 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.wirral.gov.uk/factsandfigures/census2001/oneward2recset.asp?ref=TS09|title=Wirral 2001 Census: Clatterbridge|publisher=Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|access-date=25 March 2008}}{{Dead link|date=July 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Geography

Clatterbridge is in the central part of the Wirral Peninsula, approximately {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-east of the Irish Sea at Leasowe, {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of the Dee Estuary at Heswall and {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the River Mersey at Bromborough. The Clatter Bridge, itself, is at an elevation of approximately {{convert|31|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.{{cite web|url=http://www.osola.org.uk/elevations/|title=SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-date=27 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627005017/http://www.osola.org.uk/elevations/|url-status=dead}}

The Clatter Brook merges into the River Dibbin at Raby Mere, before discharging into the River Mersey at Bromborough.

{{Geographic location|width=auto

|title = Neighbouring places

|Northwest = Brimstage

|North = Bebington

|Northeast = Bebington

|West = Thornton Manor

|Centre = Clatterbridge

|East = Bromborough

|Southwest = Thornton Hough

|South = Raby
Willaston

|Southeast = Raby Mere

}}

Economy

The major employment sector in Clatterbridge is healthcare. The area is the site of Clatterbridge Health Park, which hosts Clatterbridge Hospital, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Radio Clatterbridge.

Transport

=Road=

Clatterbridge is located close to junction 4 of the M53 motorway, which joins with the A5137. The B5151 passes across the Clatter Bridge.

=Rail=

Spital railway station is the nearest by road, about {{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the east. This station is on the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network, with frequent services to Liverpool, Chester and Ellesmere Port.

=Bus=

Buses operating in Clatterbridge as of August 2020:

class="wikitable" border="1"
Number ! Route ! Operator ! Days of Operation
16/16A \| Eastham Rake - Upton - Moreton \| Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire \| Monday - Saturday
17 \| Eastham Rake - Saughall Massie - Moreton \| Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire \| Monday - Saturday
410 \| Clatterbridge Hospital - New Brighton \| Arriva North West \| Daily
487 \| Ness Gardens or Little Neston or Parkgate - Liverpool \| Arriva North West \| Daily

class="wikitable" border="1"

Number

! Route

! Operator

! Days of Operation

16/16A

| Eastham Rake - Upton - Moreton

| Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire

| Monday - Saturday

| Eastham Rake - Saughall Massie - Moreton

| Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire

| Monday - Saturday