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Merseyside (/ ˈ m ɜːr z i s aɪ d / MUR-zee-syde) 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.
Liverpool was controlled by the Crown, the Molyneux and Stanley families. 1642: 2,500: Liverpool overtook Chester in exporting coal and salt in early 17th century, especially to Ireland. 1644: During English Civil War, Prince Rupert led a royalist army to capture Liverpool. He described the town as a "mere crow's nest which a parcel of boys ...
In 2008–2010, Liverpool had the UK's fastest growing economy outside London, one of the UK's top three biomedical centres, and has the UK's second largest wealth management industry. [38] [39] The region is largely monocentric with Liverpool as the dominant employment centre, however economic activity is widely spread across the six districts.
Some of the larger settlements of Merseyside. This is a list of cities , towns , villages and other populated places in the ceremonial county of Merseyside , England . Contents:
The ceremonial county of Merseyside, created in 1974, is divided into 16 parliamentary constituencies (sub-classified into 11 of borough type and five of county status affecting the level of expenses permitted and status of returning officer). Three seats cross the county boundary - two are shared with Cheshire and one with Lancashire.
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of Merseyside in North West England. Subcategories This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total.
Welcome to the Merseyside WikiProject. We are a user group dedicated to improving and expanding Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to Merseyside , England . We cover the city of Liverpool and the boroughs of Knowsley , Sefton , St Helens and Wirral , as well as all articles relevant and important to the areas.
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