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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Metropolitan borough - Merseyside - North West England - The Wirral peninsula

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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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Liverpool - River Mersey - Irish Sea - River Dee - Birkenhead - New Brighton - Wallasey - 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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Traditional county - Cheshire - Hundred

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