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.

Continued existence

Several organisations still are still recognised using the old name of "Merseyside". The court service at Liverpool's Magistrate Court for example, registered the domain merseysidemcc.org.uk on 25th March 2005, more than a decade after the Merseyside Council was abolished.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~