Merseyside
Sign in to saveMerseyside ( ) is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Liverpool.
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Merseyside is a county in North West England that includes the city of Liverpool and borders Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Wales, and the Irish Sea. It serves as an important administrative and urban region in the northwest of the country.
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Key facts
- English county.official_name
- Merseyside
- English county.image_caption
- Left to right:
- English county.locator_map
- Merseyside UK locator map 2010.svg
- English county.map_caption
- Location of Merseyside within England
- English county.region
- North West England
- English county.established_date
- 1 April 1974
- English county.established_by
- Local Government Act 1972
- English county.MPs
- 15 MPs
- English county.police
- Merseyside Police
- English county.largest_city
- Liverpool
- English county.lord_lieutenant_office
- Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside
- English county.lord_lieutenant_name
Article
32 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Geography
- Green belt
- Demography
- Identity
- Local government
- Metropolitan boroughs
- Combined authority
- County-level functions
- Healthcare
- Economy
- Transport
- Road
- Railway
- Maritime
- Ferries
- Commercial
- Air
- Sport
- Places of interest
- Liverpool
- Knowsley
- St Helens
- Sefton
- Wirral
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Merseyside ( ) is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest, and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Liverpool.
The county is highly urbanised, with an area of and a population of in . Liverpool is in the centre of the county on the east bank of the Mersey Estuary, and Birkenhead opposite on the west bank. St Helens is in the east of the county, and Southport in the north. For local government purposes the county comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and Liverpool. The borough councils, together with that of Halton in Cheshire, collaborate through the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.