Whiston, Merseyside
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| Village | |
 St Nicholas' Church |
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 Whiston
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| Whiston shown within Merseyside | |
| Population | 14,263 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ4791 |
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| Metropolitan borough | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PRESCOT |
| Postcode district | L35 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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| Whiston Hospital | |
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| St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust | |
A&E Entrance, Dragon Lane
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| Geography | |
| Location | Warrington Road, Prescot, Merseyside, L35 5DR |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University, Edge Hill University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency; Mersey Regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit |
| Beds | 956 |
| Speciality | Burns and Plastic Surgery |
| History | |
| Founded | 1843 as Prescot Union Workhouse |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Whiston is a large village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 13,629, (6,560 males and 7,069 females). increasing to 14,263 at the 2011 Census.
Historically part of Lancashire, Whiston has close associations with neighbouring Prescot. It gave its name to and formerly administered the Whiston Rural District which operated under the county of Lancashire from 1895 until 1974 when it ceased to exist upon local government boundary changes and the formation of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside.
Whiston is crossed by the historic Liverpool to Manchester Railway with services operating from Whiston railway station.
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust operates Whiston Hospital. The hospital supports the primary maternity department for the Knowsley and St Helens boroughs, alongside a regional Burns and Plastic Surgery Unit serving North West England, North Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust is member organisation of the teaching hospital system partnered with the University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moores University and Edge Hill University.
A new village, Halsnead Garden Village, has been proposed with government support, and will be located in the Halsnead area of the town. The new village will contain over 1500 houses, a primary school, a country park and various community and leisure facilities. Construction will cost around £270m.
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