Thornton Hough, Wirral, England, United Kingdom


🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Thornton Hough is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside, England, of pre-Conquest origins. The village grew during the ownership of Joseph Hirst into a small model village and was later acquired by William Lever, founder of Lever Brothers, the predecessor of Unilever. Thornton Hough is roughly 10 miles (16 km) from Liverpool and 12 miles (19 km) from Chester. Administratively, it is part of the Clatterbridge Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and is in the parliamentary constituency of Wirral South.

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The Wirral District has a population of over 321,238 people. It is also a part of the larger Merseyside area. Thornton Hough is situated near Wallasey.

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  • Frederick Jardine Barnish |

    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Architect Frederick Jardine Barnish is associated with Thornton Hough. He was also a  Fellow of Liverpool Architectural Society.

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