Merseyside
| Merseyside | |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | Ceremonial County |
| Region: | North West England |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 43rd 645 km² |
| ONS code: | 2B |
| NUTS 2: | UKD5 |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 9th 1,361,009 2,110 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 97.1% White |
| Politics | |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Joe Benton, Ben Chapman, Claire Curtis-Thomas, Maria Eagle, Angela Eagle, Louise Ellman, Frank Field, Stephen Hesford, George Howarth, Jane Kennedy, Peter Kilfoyle, Edward O'Hara, Robert Nelson Wareing, David Leonard Watts, Shaun Woodward | |
| Districts | |
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Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council
Merseyside is a metropolitan county, created in the 1974 local government reform. It is in the north of England, on the River Mersey, composed of the metropolitan boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
In 1986 its county council was abolished, and so its boroughs are unitary authorities, although Merseyside still exists legally, and as a ceremonial county. It borders onto Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
Other districts that are part of the urban area (but not part of Merseyside) are Ellesmere Port and Neston and Halton.
Towns and villages
- Ainsdale
- Bebington, Bidston, Birkdale, Birkenhead, Bootle, Bromborough
- Crosby
- Eastham
- Formby
- Halewood, Haydock, Heswall, Hoylake, Huyton
- Kirkby
- Leasowe, Liverpool
- Maghull, Melling, Meols, Moreton
- New Brighton, New Ferry
- Oxton
- Parkgate, Pensby, Port Sunlight, Prescot
- Rainford, Roby
- Seacombe, Seaforth, Sefton, Southport, St. Helens
- Wallasey, West Derby, West Kirby, Whiston, Woodvale
- Albert Dock
- Cavern Club
- Croxteth Hall
- Speke Hall - National Trust
- Mersey Tunnels - Queensway and Kingsway
- Tate Liverpool, a branch of the Tate Gallery
- Lady Lever Art Gallery
- Liverpool Museum
- Merseyside Maritime Museum
- Customs & Excise National Museum
- Museum of Liverpool Life
- Walker Art Gallery
- Liverpool Cathedral
- Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
- Port Sunlight Heritage Centre
- Leasowe Castle
- Bidston Windmill
- Leasowe Lighthouse
- Hilbre Island
- North Wirral Coastal Park