Seacombe
| Seacombe | |
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 The ventilation tower for the Kingsway Tunnel |
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 Seacombe
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| Seacombe shown within Merseyside | |
| Population | 15,387 (2011 CensusWard) |
| OS grid reference | SJ316908 |
| • London | 179 mi (288 km) SE |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WALLASEY |
| Postcode district | CH44 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | |
Seacombe (local /ˈsiːkʌm/) is a district of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively, Seacombe is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside. Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Wallasey, within the geographical county of Cheshire. At the 2001 Census, the population of Seacombe was 15,158, (7,081 males and 8,077 females), increasing to 15,387 (7,554 males, 7,833 females) at the Census 2011.
Seacombe is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Seccum.
In 1845 George Turnbull was the civil engineer who designed and built the Seacombe Wall sea defence that helped drain the marshes behind the town.
Seacombe was originally a terminus for the Wirral Railway; however, passenger services ended on 4 January 1960 and all services on the line terminated on 16 June 1963. Much of the line to Seacombe station was used as the approach road to the Kingsway Tunnel.
Seacombe is situated to the north-east of the Wirral Peninsula, adjoining the River Mersey to the east. Seacombe is less than 4 km (2.5 mi) south-south-east of the Irish Sea at New Brighton and about 11 km (6.8 mi) east-north-east of the Dee Estuary at Caldy. The area is at an elevation of between 0–18 m (0–59 ft) above sea level.
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