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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.

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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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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
Mark Blundell
English county.high_sheriff_office
High Sheriff of Merseyside
English county.high_sheriff_name
Billy Hui
English county.gss_code
E11000002
English county.districts_map
200px
English county.districts_key
Metropolitan districts
English county.districts_list
City of Liverpool Sefton Knowsley St Helens Wirral

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Population
1442081
Area
646.732
Image
Liverpool skyline from the Mersey Ferry - 2012-05-27.JPG
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Commons category
Merseyside
inception
1974-04-01
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32 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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