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Wirral Leasing

Did You Know?

Wirral is said to be the birthplace of the world's bloodiest battle. The 937AD battle between the King of England and an alliance of Celtic monarchs is said to have taken place in present day Bromborough and Bebington area and was known as the Battle of Brunanburh.

The Wirral is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as Wirheal, meaning "myrtle-corner", deriving from the Old English word wir, a myrtle tree, and heal, an angle, corner or slope.

The earliest evidence of human occupation of the Wirral dates from the Mesolithic period, around 12000 BC. Excavations at Greasby have uncovered flint tools, signs of stake holes and a hearth used by a hunter-gatherer community. Other evidence from about the same period has been found at Irby, Hoylake and New Brighton

Everyone knows Liverpool as being home to The Beatles, however, Wirral, which is separated from Liverpool by the River Mersey, also possesses a significant yet little-known role in the band's early career. 'The Beatles across the Mersey' is a tour of memorable Wirral venues.

Wirral is the only place in mainland Britain with documented evidence of Norwegian Viking settlers. Ancient Irish Chronicles report the first peaceful settlements led by the Norseman Ingimund in 902AD, followed by repeated raids on Chester after the peninsula became full of Norse settlers.

BBC News? formidable Fiona Bruce has lived all over the world, including on The Wirral. Born in Singapore, she moved to Heswall in Merseyside and attended Gayton Primary School, before jetting off to the International School of Milan for a short period. She then went to secondary school in London and read French and Italian at Oxford University.

The Wirral Singers was formed in 1952 as the Old Girls' Choir of Wirral County Grammar School for Girls. Over the years, we're proud to have won a number of choral competitions and have performed at the Llangollen Eisteddfod, for the BBC, at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and at both of Liverpool's iconic cathedrals.

Harold Wilson is the only British Prime Minister to hail from the Merseyside region. Born in Huddersfield in 1916, Wilson family moved to Spital on The Wirral when he was 14. Wilson was educated at The Wirral Grammar School for Boys.

The peninsula’s Leasowe Lighthouse which was built in 1793 is the oldest surviving brick built lighthouse in the UK. The lighthouse was also the first in the country to have a female lighthouse keeper, when Mrs Mary Elisabeth Williams began her service as lighthouse keeper in 1908.!

The Wirral’s only recognised holiday resort, New Brighton is home to the UK’s longest promenade, at 3.5 kilometres long. During the resorts heyday in the 19th century is was noted as being one of the most elegant seaside resorts of the Regency period..