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'''Merseyside''' is a [[Metropolitan Counties of England|metropolitan county]], located in the [[North West England|North West]] of [[England]]. Merseyside is named after the [[River Mersey]] and comprises the [[conurbation]] by the Mersey estuary centred upon [[Liverpool]]. The county was created in [[1974]] by the [[Local Government Act 1972]].
'''Merseyside''' is a [[Metropolitan Counties of England|metropolitan county]], located in the [[North West England|North West]] of [[England]]. Merseyside is named after the [[River Mersey]] and comprises the [[conurbation]] by the Mersey estuary centred upon [[Liverpool]]. It was created in [[1974]] by the [[Local Government Act 1972]].


Merseyside contains the [[metropolitan borough]]s of [[Liverpool]], [[Knowsley]], [[Sefton]], [[Metropolitan Borough of St Helens|St Helens]] and the [[Wirral (borough)|Wirral]]. The county is divided into two parts by the Mersey estuary, the Wirral is located on the west side of the estuary, upon the [[The Wirral Peninsula|Wirral Peninsula]] and the rest of the county is located on the east side of the estuary. The northern part of Merseyside borders onto [[Lancashire]] to the north, [[Greater Manchester]] to the east, both parts border [[Cheshire]] to the south.
Merseyside consists of the [[metropolitan borough]]s of [[Liverpool]], [[Knowsley]], [[Sefton]], [[Metropolitan Borough of St Helens|St Helens]] and the [[Wirral (borough)|Wirral]]. It is divided into two parts by the Mersey estuary — the borough of Wirral is located on the west side of the estuary, upon the [[The Wirral Peninsula|Wirral Peninsula]] and the rest of the county is located on the east side of the estuary. The northern part of Merseyside borders onto [[Lancashire]] to the north, [[Greater Manchester]] to the east, both parts border [[Cheshire]] to the south.


The two parts are linked by two [[Mersey Tunnels|road tunnels]], [[Mersey_Railway|a railway tunnel]], and the famous [[Mersey Ferry]].
The two parts are linked by two [[Mersey Tunnels|road tunnels]], [[Mersey Railway|a railway tunnel]], and the famous [[Mersey Ferry]].


Other districts that are part of the urban area (but not part of Merseyside) are [[Ellesmere Port and Neston]], [[West Lancashire]] and [[Halton (borough)|Halton]], this area is known informally as "[[Greater Merseyside]]".
Other districts that are part of the urban area (but not part of Merseyside) are [[Ellesmere Port and Neston]], [[West Lancashire]] and [[Halton (borough)|Halton]], this area is known informally as "[[Greater Merseyside]]".


It is traditional to express location within the Merseyside area by the preposition ''on'', thus "on Merseyside" as opposed to "in Merseyside" (after all, one would be "on the side of the Mersey" not "in" it). Current usage seems to be to make a distinction between the geographical "Merseyside" (The "Greater Merseyside" referred to above) for which "on" is appropriate and the county, for which "in" is used. Some prefer to use the historic counties of [[Lancashire]] and [[Cheshire]] in preference to the newer county of Merseyside. {{fact}}
It is traditional to express location within the Merseyside area by the preposition ''on'', thus "on Merseyside" as opposed to "in Merseyside" (after all, one would be "on the side of the Mersey" not "in" it). Current usage seems to be to make a distinction between the geographical "Merseyside" (The "Greater Merseyside" referred to above) for which "on" is appropriate and the county, for which "in" is used. Some prefer to use the [[Traditional counties of England|historic counties]] of [[Lancashire]] and [[Cheshire]] in preference to "Merseyside".


==History and administration==
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Merseyside however still exists legally, and as a [[ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]].
Merseyside however still exists legally, and as a [[ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial county]].


Despite the abolition of the county council some local services are still run on a county-wide basis, now administered by [[Local government in the United Kingdom#Joint-boards|joint-boards]] of the five metropolitan boroughs, these include the:
After the abolition of the county council, some local services are now run by by [[Local government in the United Kingdom#Joint-boards|joint-boards]] of the five metropolitan boroughs, these include the:


*[[Merseyside Police]]
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Revision as of 18:03, 17 June 2006

Merseyside
Ceremonial county
Map
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
Origin1974
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Ceremonial county
Area[convert: needs a number]
 • Rank of 48
 • Rank of 48
Density[convert: needs a number]
Ethnicity
97.1% White

Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. Merseyside is named after the River Mersey and comprises the conurbation by the Mersey estuary centred upon Liverpool. It was created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972.

Merseyside consists of the metropolitan boroughs of Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and the Wirral. It is divided into two parts by the Mersey estuary — the borough of Wirral is located on the west side of the estuary, upon the Wirral Peninsula and the rest of the county is located on the east side of the estuary. The northern part of Merseyside borders onto Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, both parts border Cheshire to the south.

The two parts are linked by two road tunnels, a railway tunnel, and the famous Mersey Ferry.

Other districts that are part of the urban area (but not part of Merseyside) are Ellesmere Port and Neston, West Lancashire and Halton, this area is known informally as "Greater Merseyside".

It is traditional to express location within the Merseyside area by the preposition on, thus "on Merseyside" as opposed to "in Merseyside" (after all, one would be "on the side of the Mersey" not "in" it). Current usage seems to be to make a distinction between the geographical "Merseyside" (The "Greater Merseyside" referred to above) for which "on" is appropriate and the county, for which "in" is used. Some prefer to use the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire in preference to "Merseyside".

History and administration

A 'Merseyside' metropolitan area was proposed by the Redcliffe-Maud Report covering south-west Lancashire and north-west Cheshire, extending as far south as Chester and as far north as the River Ribble. This would have included four districts: Southport/Crosby, Liverpool/Bootle, St Helens/Widnes and Wirral/Chester. In 1970 the Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive (which operates under the Merseytravel brand) was set up, covering the Liverpool and Wirral conurbations, but excluding St Helens.

The Report was rejected by the incoming Conservative Party government, but the concept of a two-tier metropolitan area based on the Mersey area retained. A White Paper was published in 1971. The Local Government Bill presented to Parliament involved a substantial trimming from the White Paper, excluding the northern and southern fringes of the area, excluding Chester, Ellesmere Port (and, unusually, including Southport, whose council had requested to be included). Further alterations took place in Parliament, with Skelmersdale being removed from the area, and a proposed district including St Helens and Huyton being subdivided into what are now the metropolitan boroughs of St Helens and Knowsley.

Merseyside was created on 1 April 1974 from areas previously part of the administrative counties of Lancashire and Cheshire, along with the county boroughs of Birkenhead, Wallasey, Liverpool, Bootle, and St Helens. Following the creation of Merseyside, Merseytravel expanded to take in St. Helens and Southport.

Between 1974 and 1986 the county had a two tier system of local government with the five boroughs sharing power with the Merseyside County Council. However in 1986 the government of Margaret Thatcher abolished the county council along with all other metropolitan county councils, and so its boroughs are now effectively unitary authorities.

Merseyside however still exists legally, and as a ceremonial county.

After the abolition of the county council, some local services are now run by by joint-boards of the five metropolitan boroughs, these include the:

Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Merseyside at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value AddedTemplate:Fn AgricultureTemplate:Fn IndustryTemplate:Fn ServicesTemplate:Fn
1995 10,931 50 3,265 7,616
2000 13,850 29 3,489 10,330
2003 16,173 39 3,432 12,701

Template:Fnb includes hunting and forestry

Template:Fnb includes energy and construction

Template:Fnb includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

Template:Fnb Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

Towns and villages

See the list of places in Merseyside.

Places of interest

File:Arms-merseyside.jpg
Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council

Continued existence

Several organisations are still recognised using the old name of "Merseyside". The court service at Liverpool's Magistrate Court for example, registered the domain merseysidemcc.org.uk on 25th March 2000, more than a decade after the Merseyside Council was abolished.

See also


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