Leasowe

Leasowe is a small town on the north coast of the Wirral peninsula in Merseyside in the north west of England, near Moreton and Meols.

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The word Leasowe comes from the Old English word for "coastal grassland".

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Leasowe Sand Dunes are the largest sand-dune system on the Wirral.

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Leasowe Lighthouse was operational until 1908 and is now the base for the North Wirral Coastal Park Ranger Service.

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Leasowe Castle was built by the 5th Earl of Derby.

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The name 'Leasowe' comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'Leasowes' or 'Meadow Pastures'.

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Wirral: Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral....

Peninsula: A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides....

Merseyside: Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England, Merseyside is named after the River Mersey and comprises the conurbation by the Mersey estuary centred upon Liverpool. The county was created in 1974 by the 1974 local government reform....