Melling is a small village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside to the north of Liverpool in England. Sitting on the urban–rural fringe close to Aintree and Maghull, it retains a largely rural character with farmland, winding lanes and a scattering of older buildings that reflect its agricultural roots and historic ties to Lancashire.
Today Melling combines a quiet village community - with a parish church, village hall and local clubs - and a commuter population who work in nearby towns and the city. Its proximity to Aintree Racecourse and surrounding greenbelt countryside makes it popular with walkers, while small shops and remaining farms still shape much of the local economy and social life.
Postcode districts covering Melling
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Birkenhead 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Preston 20.6 miles33.2 km
- St. Helens 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Wigan 11.5 miles18.6 km
- Warrington 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Blackburn 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Blackpool 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Bolton 20.5 miles33.1 km
- Southport 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Chester 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Chester Castle 21.9 miles35.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Molyneux Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Maghull Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Sudell Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Whitefield Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Aintree Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Aintree Village Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kirkby Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Simonswood Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Park Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Cherryfield Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Lydiate Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Sefton Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in Melling
L31 1BR, L31 1LB, L31 1LD, L31 1JF, L31 1DE, L31 1DA, L31 1LE, L31 1FE, L31 1BJ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 12 miles19.3 km
- Manchester Airport 28.2 miles45.4 km
- Maghull Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Kirkby Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Melling Ad
- Miller & Carter Aughton by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Hotel Tia 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Royal Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.3 km
- The Arc Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- York Street Studios 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Titanic Hotel Liverpool 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Halyard Liverpool, Vignette Collection 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- School Lane Hotel in Liverpool One 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Resident Liverpool 4 7.4 miles12 km
- Knowsley Inn & Lounge 3 3.1 miles4.9 km
Schools in Melling
- Melling Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Aintree Racecourse Recreation 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Goodison Park Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Anfield Stadium 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Lathom House Estate 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Such Hey Wood Forest 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Meadow Hey Wood Forest 6.8 miles11 km
- Spring Wood Forest 6.9 miles11 km
- Paddock Wood Forest 7 miles11.2 km
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 7 miles11.2 km
- Dam Wood Forest 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Old Wood Forest 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Cabin Hill National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 7.4 miles11.9 km