Wirral

/ (ˈwɪrəl) /

the Wirral a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee

a unitary authority in NW England, in Merseyside. Pop: 313 800 (2003 est). Area: 158 sq km (61 sq miles)

Example sentences from the Web for wirral

An interesting name survives in the little hamlet of Thingwall, situated almost in the centre of the Wirral.

Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey
The Stanleys settled at Storeton in Wirral in the fourteenth century.

Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey
Two other men whose names are closely linked with the shipping of the Mersey will always be remembered by the people of Wirral.

Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey
The encroachment of the sea upon the Wirral shore has been very gradual, p. 65but regular, for many years.

Recollections of Old Liverpool |A Nonagenarian

The monks were also freed from attendance at the 'Hundred' Court of the Wirral.

Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey