Discover Merseyside

St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Churchtown, Merseyside
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Author: David Dixon


Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England encompassing the metropolitan area on the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary. Within this area is the city of Liverpool and the boroughs of Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral. Merseyside covers 645 sq km (249 sq mi) and has a population of 1.4 million people. It is one of the more urbanized and densely populated counties of the United Kingdom.

Merseyside was created in 1974 and named after the River Mersey (the name literally means "on the side(s) of the Mersey"). For 12 years there was a county council which shared power with the district councils. Eventually the Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986, and the district councils of the respective metropolitan boroughs became unitary authority areas. Nonetheless Merseyside continues to exist as a geographic frame of reference.

The Mersey Estuary divides the metropolitan county of Merseyside into two portions. On the west side is the Wirral Peninsula. Merseyside shares a border with Lancashire to the north, Manchester to the northeast and Cheshire to the southeast. The Dee Estuary separates it from the Welsh council area of Flintshire. To the west of Merseyside is the Irish Sea.

Towns in Merseyside

Sights in Merseyside

Liverpool Knowsley St Helens Sefton Wirral
Speke Hall, Liverpool, England
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Author: Dave Green


Arrowe Hall, Merseyside
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Author: Sue Adair

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