Huyton

Huyton (/ˈhtən/ HY-tən) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Greater Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Part of the Liverpool Built-up Area, it borders the Liverpool suburbs of Dovecot, Knotty Ash and Belle Vale.

Huyton-with-Roby
Town
Huyton Village
Huyton-with-Roby
Location within Merseyside
Population33,193 
(Office for National Statistics)
OS grid referenceSJ4692
Metropolitan borough
  • Knowsley
Metropolitan county
  • Merseyside
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLIVERPOOL
Postcode districtL11,L14,L36
Dialling code0151
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Historically in Lancashire, Huyton was an ancient parish which in the mid-19th century contained Croxteth Park, Knowsley and Tarbock. It was part of the hundred of West Derby, an ancient subdivision of Lancashire covering the south-west of the county.

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