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Leasowe Lighthouse

Leasowe and Moreton East
The pathway along Mockbeggar Wharf, Leasowe (geograph 3786719).jpg
The pathway along Mockbeggar Wharf, with Leasowe Castle and Leasowe Lighthouse in the distance
Leasowe and Moreton East is located in Merseyside
Leasowe and Moreton East
Leasowe and Moreton East
Leasowe and Moreton East shown within Merseyside
Population 14,640 (2001 Census.Ward)
OS grid reference SJ270914
• London 182 mi (293 km) SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIRRAL
Postcode district CH46
Dialling code 0151
ISO 3166 code GB-WRL
Police Merseyside
Fire Merseyside
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°24′50″N 3°05′53″W / 53.414°N 3.098°W / 53.414; -3.098Coordinates: 53°24′50″N 3°05′53″W / 53.414°N 3.098°W / 53.414; -3.098
Leasowe Lighthouse
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Leasowe Lighthouse
Location Leasowe
Merseyside
England
Coordinates 53°24′48″N 3°07′33″W / 53.413215°N 3.125782°W / 53.413215; -3.125782
Year first constructed 1763
Deactivated 1908
Construction brick tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 33.5 metres (110 ft)
ARLHS number ENG-063

Leasowe (locally /ˈlsˌ/) is an area on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, in North West England, near Moreton and between Wallasey and Meols. Historically within Cheshire, Leasowe was part of the old County Borough of Wallasey, and is now within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, the Wallasey parliamentary constituency and the New Wallasey Regeneration programme. However, it also has its own characteristics and is often regarded as a separate town. At the 2001 Census, Leasowe had a population of 6,180 (2,890 males, 3,290 females). By the time of the 2011 Census figures for Leasowe were no longer maintained. However, there was an electoral ward called Leasowe and Moreton East. The population of the ward at this Census was 14,640.

The name 'Leasowe' comes from the Anglo-Saxon Leasowes or 'Meadow Pastures'. Its sand dunes are the largest such system on the Wirral. Much of the area is at or below sea level and is protected by the coastal embankment. Houses built in the early 20th century were often flooded and unsanitary, but after about 1926 new roads and drainage were put in by the Borough Council, and much new housing was developed. Along the embankment between Leasowe and Moreton are the remains of fortifications built during the Second World War.


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