West Kirby

West Kirby
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West Kirby is located in Merseyside
West Kirby
West Kirby
Location within Merseyside
Population12,733 (2011 Census Ward)
OS grid referenceSJ213869
• London182 mi (293 km)[1] SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIRRAL
Postcode districtCH48
Dialling code0151
ISO 3166 codeGB-WRL
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°22′23″N 3°11′02″W / 53.373°N 3.184°W / 53.373; -3.184

West Kirby (/wɛst ˈkɜːrbi/) is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. In the north west of the Wirral Peninsula and at the mouth of the River Dee, the town is contiguous with Hoylake and historically within Cheshire.

At the 2011 Census, the population was 12,733.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ new online wirral app directory, Whats up Smartmedia, retrieved 16 June 2012
  3. ^ 2001 Census: West Kirby and Thurstaston Ward, Office for National Statistics, retrieved 28 January 2008
  4. ^ "West Kirby and Thurstaston ward 2011". Retrieved 1 June 2015.