Moreton, Merseyside

Moreton
Town
The clock on Moreton Cross roundabout, at the junction of the A551 and A553 roads
Moreton is located in Merseyside
Moreton
Moreton
Location within Merseyside
Population17,670 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ261899
• London181 mi (291 km)[2] SE
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIRRAL
Postcode districtCH46
Dialling code0151
ISO 3166 codeGB-WRL
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside
53°24′04″N 3°06′40″W / 53.401°N 3.111°W / 53.401; -3.111

Moreton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. Located on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, it is approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) to the west of Wallasey. Historically part of Cheshire and now within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, the town was divided in 2004 between the local government wards of Leasowe & Moreton East and Moreton West & Saughall Massie. Moreton is also part of the parliamentary constituency of Wallasey.

In the 2001 census it had a population of 17,670.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Wirral 2001 Census: Moreton". Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Retrieved 14 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Coordinate Distance Calculator". boulter.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.