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Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded to the west by the River Dee, which forms the boundary with Wales, and to the east by the River Mersey. Both terms Wirral and The Wirral are used locally (and interchangeably), although the merits of each form are the subject of local debate.
Two approximately parallel Triassic sandstone ridges run down the length of the peninsula. The western ridge is made up of Grange and Caldy Hills at 256 feet in height, then Thurstaston Hill (298 ft), Poll Hill in Heswall (350 ft, the highest point on the Wirral) and Burton (222 ft). The less continuous eastern ridge consists of Bidston Hill (231ft), Prenton (259ft) and Storeton Hill (229ft).
The major urban centres of Wirral are to its east; these include Birkenhead and Wallasey. To the west and south, Wirral is more rural. Two thirds of the population of Wirral live on one third of the land - in Birkenhead and Wallasey, according to Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. Other towns to the south and west of this area are usually considered part of Wirral; notably, Ellesmere Port is often described as one of its 'border towns'. For regional economic planning, both parts of Wirral are considered part of the Liverpool City Region.
In the north of the peninsula, the River Fender, Arrowe Brook and Greasby Brook drain into the River Birket, which itself flows into the River Mersey via Wallasey Pool (Birkenhead Docks). Further south, the River Clatter and River Dibbin drain into the Mersey at Bromborough Pool.
Wirral can be defined as both a geographical peninsula and socio-cultural area. The Borough of Wirral is bounded by the Cheshire Plain, the River Dee and the River Mersey. The Irish Sea lies to its north west side. The Shropshire Union Canal joins the River Mersey at Ellesmere Port and the River Dee at Chester. This makes the geographical peninsula, as a technicality, an island.
Despite containing urban and industrial areas, Wirral still has picturesque villages, sandy beaches, large areas of land owned by the National Trust as well as views across the two estuaries and out into the Irish Sea. Many villages of Wirral are well preserved with their characteristic red sandstone buildings and walls. Sights or places of interest include:
Bidston Hill
Birkenhead Priory
Caldy Hill
Hamilton Square
Hilbre Island
Lady
Lever Art Gallery
Thurstaston Common and Thor's Stone
Mersey Ferry
Ness Gardens
North Wirral Coastal Park and Leasowe Lighthouse
Port Sunlight
Victorian Pleasure Gardens at Eastham Country Park
Williamson Art Gallery
Wirral Way and Hadlow Road railway station
Port Sunlight is a model village
on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is located between Lower Bebington
and New Ferry, and between 1894 and 1974 formed part of Bebington urban district
within the county of Cheshire. Since 1 April 1974, the village is a ward of the
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. It was purpose built by William Hesketh Lever
(later Lord Leverhulme) starting in 1888 for the employees of Lever Brothers soap
factory (now part of Unilever). The name is derived from Lever's most popular
brand of cleaning agent, Sunlight.
Haydock was one of the United Kingdom's richest areas in coal and coal mining, having up to 13 collieries working at one time. The last colliery in Haydock - Wood Pit - closed in 1971, bringing to an end coal mining in the area. This site had been the scene of a Mining accident explosion on 7 June 1878 which a subsequent Report of the Inspector of Mines concluded claimed the lives of 189 men and boys. Among them, forty five year old Nathan Boon and his five sons.
Surrounded by agricultural farmland, much of the village's expansion was due to mining and canal transport. In the early 1900s, Haydock had no fewer than three railway stations along the line passing through from St.Helens to Lowton.
Aintree is a village and civil parish in Sefton, Merseyside. It lies between Walton and Maghull on the A59 road, about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Liverpool city centre, in the northwest of England.
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