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Website. wirral.gov.uk. The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 322,453 (2022), [3] and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km 2) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby.
Wirral is in Merseyside and Cheshire in England, and partly in Flintshire in North Wales. The northern part of the peninsula contains the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, which is wholly within Merseyside.
The Wirral can be defined both as a geographical peninsula and as a socio-cultural area. The current Metropolitan Borough of Wirral has a population of 312,293 (according to the 2001 census), [21] and covers an area of 60.35 sq mi (156.3 km 2), bounded by the Cheshire Plain, the Dee and the Mersey. The Irish Sea lies to its north west side.
Jan 10, 2023 · Wirral is neither a county, city nor a town. It is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside with parts of South Wirral being part of the county of Cheshire. Wirral has towns within it such as Hoylake, West Kirby and New Brighton but the closest city is Liverpool which has two cathedrals (which makes it a city).
Our Wirral map includes places to visit, hotels, transport links, and more. Popular places mapped include the Vue Cinema Birkenhead, Birkenhead Park, Spaceport, Croft Retail and Leisure Park, and Europa Pools. Towns in the Wirral are Birkenhead, Bebington, Wallasey, Hoylake, Heswall, and West Kirby.
Oct 11, 2024 · Wirral, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of Merseyside, historic county of Cheshire, northwestern England. It occupies the major portion of the Wirral peninsula, which is bounded by the River Mersey, the Irish Sea, and the River Dee.
Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as Wirral. Wirral Metropolitan Borough has a population of about 311,235 (2004 estimate) in an area of 60 square miles (155 km 2 ).
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