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Kew, Merseyside

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Metropolitan borough
  
Sefton

Country
  
England

Post town
  
SOUTHPORT

Metropolitan county
  
Merseyside

Region
  
North West

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
PR8

Dialling code
  
01704

Kew, Merseyside

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 89% Humidity

Kew is a suburb of Southport, a seaside town in Sefton, Merseyside, England. It makes up the south eastern edge of the town, bordering Scarisbrick. It is a middle class area of mostly modern development.

The area was originally a 12-acre garden & zoological site in the 1880s, named after Kew Gardens in Surrey. Visitors to the Town would travel via horse tram to enjoy the gardens, pavilion & lake which had gondoliers. Parts of the lake & gardens still survive. Modern day Kew is a mid-late 20th century housing estate close to the Hospital which was built on Blowick Moss & also former playing fields. The roads are mainly named after horse racing venues & the area includes a small shopping area, a primary school (Kew Woods) & a pub named The Pageant.

It is one of Southport's smallest suburbs.

References

Kew, Merseyside Wikipedia