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Meols
Suburb of Wirral in Merseyside, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the suburb in Merseyside, England. For the place in Southport, see Meols Cop.
Meols /ˈmɛlz/ (sometimes known as Great Meols) is a suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. On the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, it forms a contiguous built up area with the nearby town of Hoylake which lies to the west. Historically in Cheshire, since 1 April 1974 it has been part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
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Meols | |
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![]() The A553 junction with Heron Road | |
Location within Merseyside | |
Population | 5,110 (2001 census) |
OS grid reference | SJ232900 |
• London | 183 mi (295 km)[1] SE |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WIRRAL |
Postcode district | CH47 |
Dialling code | 0151 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-WRL |
Police | Merseyside |
Fire | Merseyside |
Ambulance | North West |
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The 2001 census recorded the population of Meols as 5,110.[2] In the 2011 census specific population figures for Meols were not available. The total population of the Hoylake and Meols local government ward was 13,348.[3]