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.

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough has a population of about 312,000 in an area of 60 square miles (155 km²). It faces Liverpool over the River Mersey to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and the River Dee to the west. Major towns and villages in the borough include Birkenhead, New Brighton, Wallasey and West Kirby.

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Wirral Metropolitan Borough forms the most north-westerly part of the traditional county of Cheshire, and was once a hundred.

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Metropolitan borough: A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within Metropolitan Counties....

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....

The Wirral peninsula: The Wirral is a peninsula bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. It is mostly in North West England although the south west corner is in North Wales. It is administered by Cheshire County Council in the south, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council in the north and Flin...