10 Facts About Wallasey

Wallasey is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England; until 1974, it was part of the historic county of Cheshire.

Originally the higher ground now occupied by Wallasey was separated from the rest of Wirral by the creek known as Wallasey Pool, the marshy areas of Bidston Moss and Leasowe, and sand dunes along the coast.

Wallasey was the home base of two other leading Merseybeat groups, the Undertakers featuring Jackie Lomax, and the Pressmen featuring Ritchie Prescott and Phil Kenzie who later became a successful saxophone soloist.

Wallasey became a County Borough in 1913, and its town hall was officially opened in November 1920.

County Borough of Wallasey was incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral on 1 April 1974.

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The town is contained in the parliamentary constituency of Wallasey, which has been held since the 1992 general election by Angela Eagle of the Labour Party.

Wallasey is situated at the north-east of the Wirral Peninsula, on the western side of the River Mersey and adjoining the Irish Sea.

Wallasey Village has a mixture of mostly 20th century semi-detached and detached housing, a shopping street, with a floral roundabout in the centre.

Seacombe, the most southeasterly section of Wallasey, is best known for its Mersey Ferry terminal, with regular ferry boat departures to Pier Head in Liverpool and Woodside in Birkenhead.

Until 1969, Wallasey had its own corporation bus service; from this date, the operation was taken over by Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive.