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Liscard

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"LISCARD, a township in the parish of WALLAZEY lower division of the hundred of WIRRALL, county palatine of CHESTER, 12 miles (N. by E.) from Great Neston, containing 345 inhabitants." [From Samuel Lewis A Topographical Dictionary of England  (1831) ©Mel Lockie]

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  • Liscard was a township in Wallasey ancient parish, Wirral hundred (SJ 3092), which became a civil parish in 1866.
  • The civil parish was abolished in 1912 to become part of Wallasey.
  • It included the hamlets of Egremont and New Brighton.
  • The population was 211 in 1801, 4100 in 1851, and 28661 in 1901.

For the period after 1912, see Wallasey.

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Churches

See Wallasey.

There are more than 30 churches identified in this place. Please click here for a complete list.
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Civil Registration

  • Wirral (1837-1861)
  • Birkenhead (1861-1912)
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Court Records

  • Wirral (1828-1910)
  • Wallasey (Borough) (1910-1912)
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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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Historical Geography

  • 1912 April 1 — Abolished and incorporated into Wallasey (952 acres, pop. 42691 in 1921)
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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SJ305921 (Lat/Lon: 53.421099, -3.047263), Liscard which are provided by:

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Politics & Government

  • Wallasey Urban Sanitary District (1875-94)
  • Wallasey Urban District (1894-1910)
  • Wallasey Municipal Borough (1910-12)
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Poor Houses, Poor Law

  • Wirral (1836-1861)
  • Birkenhead (1861-1912)
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Voting Registers

  • South Cheshire (1832-67)
  • West Cheshire (1868-85)
  • Wirral (1885-1912)