Childer Thornton

Childer Thornton
Childer Thornton  Childer Thornton shown within Cheshire
OS grid reference	SJ368776
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOOTON
Postcode district	CH66
Dialling code	0151
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston
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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 between Hooton and Little Sutton.

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 the bulk of through traffic.

The village has three pubs, one school and a garden centre. Childer Thornton is exactly half way in distance between Birkenhead and Chester and one of the pubs is named 'The Halfway House', which was a stage coach stop between Chester and New Ferry in the 1770s. Childer Thornton's other pubs are 'The Burleydam' and 'The White Lion'.

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.

There is currently no railway station in Childer Thornton but there are frequent bus services:

Route No.	From	To	Via	Frequency	Company	Notes
1	Liverpool	Chester	Chester Zoo	Every 15 mins	First
2	Liverpool	Chester	Hope Farm	Every 10 mins	Arriva/First
811/817	Leasowe	Broughton	Birkenhead	Every 1 Hour	Cumfybus
359	Neston (Raby Park Road)	Ellesmere Port	Willaston (a.m.)/Ledsham Road (p.m.)	1 a.m. journey and 1 p.m. journey	Helms of Eastham
272	Arrowe Park	Ellesmere Port	Willaston	Hourly	Eazibus / Helms of Eastham