Raby, Merseyside
| Raby | |
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 The Wheatsheaf Inn, The Green, Raby |
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| Raby shown within Merseyside | |
| Population | 100 (2001 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ309799 |
| • London | 175 mi (282 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIRRAL |
| Postcode district | CH63 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Raby (locally /ˈreɪbi/) is a hamlet located within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located at the south-central part of the Wirral Peninsula, within the Clatterbridge Ward in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral South. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Raby had a total population of 100.
Raby is very near to Merseyside's boundary with Cheshire. The hamlet of Raby Mere is located two miles to the east.
The name is of Viking origin, deriving from the Old Norse Ra-byr, meaning 'boundary settlement'. It is believed to be so named because it lay close to the boundary which existed in the 10th and 11th centuries between the Norse colony in Wirral to the north, centred on Thingwall, and Anglo-Saxon Mercia to the south.
Raby was a township in Neston Parish of the Wirral Hundred with a population of 131 in 1801, 195 in 1851, 350 in 1901 and 308 in 1951.
Raby is in the central part of the Wirral Peninsula, approximately 12.5 km (7.8 mi) south-south-east of the Irish Sea at Leasowe Lighthouse, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) east-north-east of the Dee Estuary at Parkgate and about 5.5 km (3.4 mi) west of the River Mersey at Eastham. The hamlet is situated at an elevation of around 50 m (160 ft) above sea level.
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