New Brighton, Merseyside
New Brighton is a seaside resort and suburb of Wallasey, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula. It lies in the traditional county of Cheshire and is currently administered as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England, It has sandy beaches which line the Irish Sea and mouth of the Mersey, and the UK's longest promenade.
| New Brighton | |
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Top to bottom, left to right: The Black Pearl pirate ship; one of the promenade shelters; the Marine Lake, with the Floral Pavilion in the background right; the RNLI tractor and lifeboat, with the Mersey estuary and the Liverpool skyline; Fort Perch Rock courtyard; a LARC-XV amphibious rescue truck, on the beach. | |
New Brighton Location within Merseyside | |
| Population | 15,149 (as of mid 2017) (2011 Census Ward) |
| OS grid reference | SJ302934 |
| • London | 181 mi (291 km) SE |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WALLASEY |
| Postcode district | CH45 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,859.
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