Kew, Merseyside

Kew
Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Kew
Kew
Kew shown within Merseyside
Metropolitan borough	Sefton
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SOUTHPORT
Postcode district	PR8
Dialling code	01704
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Southport
List of places UK England Merseyside 53°37′48″N 2°58′41″W / 53.630°N 2.978°W / 53.630; -2.978Coordinates: 53°37′48″N 2°58′41″W / 53.630°N 2.978°W / 53.630; -2.978

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.

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