Survey of English Place-Names

Etymology

The ancient parish of West Kirby contained the townships 1. Caldy (formerly Little Caldy), 2. Frankby, 3. Grange (formerly Great Caldy or Caldy Grange, now a c.p. including Newton cum Larton infra ), 4. Greasby (part of which lay in Thurstaston parish, cf. 279supra ); 5. Hoose (now included in Hoylake cum West Kirby c.p.), 6. West Kirby (now in Hoylake cum West Kirby c.p., which includes Hoose and Great Meols & Little Meols), 7, 8, Great Meols & Little Meols (cf. prec. In 1882, Orm2 ii 501, the old c.p. of Little Meols included the extra-parochial liberty of Hilbre 302infra ), 9. Newton cum Larton (now included in Grange c.p.). All these townships are now within the Urban District of Hoylake. Hilbre 302infra was originally part of West Kirby parish, cf. Little Meols supra .

Major Settlements

• Frankby, Frankby Hall
• West Kirby, formerly Kirkby in Wirral
• Newton cum Larton
• Grangeolim Great Caldy Caldy Grange, Grange Hall
• Greasby
• Great Meols
• Caldyolim Little Caldy
• Hoose
• Little Meols