| Meols | |
|---|---|
 The A553 junction with Heron Road | |
  Meols Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 5,110 (2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | SJ232900 |
| • London | 183 mi (295 km)[1] SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WIRRAL |
| Postcode district | CH47 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Meols /ˈmɛlz/ (sometimes known as Great Meols) is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. On the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, it forms a contiguous built up area with the nearby town of Hoylake which lies to the west. Historically in Cheshire, since 1 April 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
The 2001 census recorded the population of Meols as 5,110.[2] In the 2011 census specific population figures for Meols were not available. The total population of the Hoylake and Meols local government ward was 13,348.[3]
- ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Wirral 2001 Census: Meols". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hoylake and Meols Ward (E05000963)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2020.