Wallasey

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Wallasey

Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  W

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Wallasey is a town in western England at the tip of the Wirral Peninsula at the mouth of the River Mersey opposite the city of Liverpool , which can be reached from Wallasey through the Queensway Tunnel, completed in 1934, and the Kingsway Tunnel, built in 1971. Wallasey was created through the merger of the parishes of Liscard, Seacombe, Egremont, New Brighton, Wallasey Village and Poulton. Liscard is the main business district. Wallasey has about 59,000 inhabitants.

history

The exact origin of the place name is not certain. Possibly it comes from the Germanic walha = foreigner, which is also based on the name for Wales (see also the German word "welsch"). In the district of New Brighton, which was built after 1830 on the site of a ferry connection to Liverpool, the tallest structure in Great Britain was located from 1898 until its demolition in 1921, the almost 173 meter high New Brighton Tower . At the time, New Brighton was one of the most popular seaside resorts on the English west coast, but was overtaken by other places like Blackpool and Southport after World War II . The ferry service to Liverpool ceased in 1969. The pier, built in the 1860s, was demolished in 1978.

The New Brighton Lighthouse was in operation from 1830 to 1973.

Fort Perchrock and the Liscard Battery, which serve to protect the Mersey estuary, are located in the district of Wallasey.

Municipal structure

Perch Rock Lighthouse in New Brighton, a borough of Wallasey

Administratively, Wallasey belongs to the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral , which forms the part of the Merseyside Metropolitan County established in 1974 to the left of the Mersey . The city was previously part of the county of Cheshire .

traffic

Wallasey has been linked to Liverpool city center by the Kingsway Tunnel since 1971. The Queensway Tunnel had existed since 1934, although it crosses under the Mersey at Birkenhead a little south of Wallasey . The M53 motorway begins in Wallasey and connects the city with Chester , where there is a connection to the M56 to Manchester .

Wallasey has three train stations: Wallasey Village, Wallasey Grove Road and New Brighton. Connections to Liverpool and Birkenhead run every 15 minutes. There is a large Park & ​​Ride car park at Grove Road Station. An earlier line from Seacombe & Egremont Station to Birkenhead and Liverpool was closed in 1960 .

From Liscard bus station, buses run every 15 minutes through the Kingsway tunnel to Liverpool. Other buses connect Wallasey with the surrounding communities in Wirral.

Personalities