"EGREMONT, in the parish of Wallasey and county palatine of Chester, 2 miles N.W. of Birkenhead. It is situated on the banks of the river Mersey, from whence there is a steam ferry to Liverpool. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Chester."
"LEASOWE CASTLE, a demesne in the parish of Wallasey, county Chester, 4 miles N.W. of Birkenhead. It is situated between the rivers Dee and Mersey, and is the property of the Hon. Sir E. Cust. On the coast is a lighthouse 118 feet above the sea, in N. lat. 53° 25' and W. long. 3° 7'."
"LISCARD, a township in the parish of Wallasey, lower division of the hundred of Wirrall, S. division of county Chester, 2½ miles N. of Birkenhead, its railway station and post town. It is situated on the river Mersey, and near Liscard Vale. It was formerly an insignificant village, but is now a flourishing town, having recently become a place of resort for sea-bathing. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Chester. The church is dedicated to St. John. In 1854 a Roman Catholic chapel was erected in St. Alban's-road, with a burial-ground adjoining. There is also a Roman Catholic school. A savings-bank and freehold land society are held in the National schoolrooms. The Independents have a place of worship. At Sir John Tobin's seat was the celebrated Bedford missal, 11 inches by 7½, with the portrait of the great Regent Bedford, &c., now deposited in the British Museum. About half a mile distant from the town is the Egremont steam ferry station."
"NEW BRIGHTON, a village in the township of Liscard, parish of Wallasey, hundred of Wirrall, in the county palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the N.W. of Birkenhead. It is situated on the coast at the mouth of the river Mersey. The salubrity of its climate, and the excellence of its sands, have caused it recently to be much frequented in the summer months for sea-bathing. There is a sea-side institution for convalescent patients, a lighthouse, a life-boat station, three good hotels, and numerous lodging-houses; the building known as the College has been recently burnt down. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Chester, of the average value of £450 from pew-rents, in the gift of the bishop. The church, dedicated to St. James, is a handsome stone structure in the early English style, with a tower and spire. It was erected in 1856, at the cost of £8,000. There are a chapel for Independents, reading-rooms, and a National school. The town is protected by a battery of 16 guns on the Black Rock. On the sands, opposite the battery, there is a fine spring of fresh water, covered by every tide; and the entrance to the river is defended by the Magazine Fort of eight guns.
"POULTON-CUM-SEACOMBE, a township in the parish of Wallasey, lower division of Wirrall hundred, county Chester, 3½ miles from Birkenhead. It is situated on the Wallasey Pool, near its confluence with the river Mersey."
"SEACOMBE, a township in the parish of Wallasey, lower division of the hundred of Wirrall, county Chester. It is situated on the western bank of the river Mersey, which is here crossed by a steam ferry to Liverpool. There is a prospect of the river and of the towns of Liverpool and Birkenhead. Adjoining this township is the New Wallasey or Birkenhead dock. The living is a perpetual curacy in the diocese of Chester. The church is a modern structure."
