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Wallasey history

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The name of Wallasey originates from the Germanic word Walha, meaning a Briton, a Welshman. The suffix “-ey” denotes an island or area of dry land. Originally the higher ground now occupied by the. higher ground was separated from the rest of Wirral by the creek.

Early history

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Historically in Cheshire (until 1974), the area was sparsely populated before the 19th century. Horse races organised for the Earls of Derby on the sands at Leasowe in the 16th and 17th centuries are regarded as forerunners of modern Derby. Main activities in the area were farming and fishing.

Early 19th-century development

By the early 19th century, the shoreline between Seacombe and Rock Point started to become an attractive area to which affluent Liverpool merchants and sea captains could retire. Development at Egremont began around this time, and gained pace with the introduction of steam ferries across the river. The area also had a defensive role overlooking the growing Port of Liverpool, with Fort Perch Rock and Liscard Battery.

Later growth and the 20th century

Wallasey comprises several distinct districts which gradually merged to form a single built-up area during the 19th and early 20th centuries. A pier was opened in the 1860s, and the promenade from Seacombe to New Brighton was built in the 1890s. The Beatles played some of their first shows outside Liverpool at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard in 1960. The world’s first passenger hovercraft service operated between Leasowe and Rhyl in 1962.

Civic history

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Wallasey became a County Borough in 1913, and was incorporated into the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral on 1 April 1974. The town is contained in the parliamentary constituency of Wallasey, which has been held by Angela Eagle since 1992.

  

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