# The Cheshire and Merseyside (County Boundaries) Order 1992, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order makes changes in the boundary between the county of Cheshire and the metropolitan county of Merseyside, affecting the Cheshire borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston, and the metropolitan borough of Wirral. The general effect of the changes is as follows—
(a) realignment of the boundary in the vicinity of Newhall Cottages, Mapleoak Kennels and Lyndale Farm to follow the line of Boathouse Lane and Chester High Road;
(b) transfer to Merseyside of area including Westwood Grange Country Club, so that the boundary follows the line of the path which crosses Neston Road to the south of the Club and Westwood Lodge, and to the north of Yew Tree Farm; and
(c) alterations in the vicinity of the M53 motorway at Hooton, affecting the area north of Hooton Road, and the areas of Hooton Park Farm, Hooton Gardens and Hooton Park and the neighbouring oil storage depot.
In approximate terms, the land transferred from Cheshire to Merseyside has a total area of 15 hectares, and a population of 30, and that transferred from Merseyside to Cheshire a total area of 185 hectares and a population of 160. Consequential changes to local government electoral areas, petty sessional divisions and coroners' districts are made. No parishes are affected.
This Note is a general guide only to the areas affected, and the maps described in article 2 should be inspected for full details of the transfers. Any person may inspect the maps at any reasonable time at the offices of the Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council and of the Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, and additionally at the offices of the Secretary of State for the Environment located in 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3EB.
The Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976 contain general provisions regarding the effect of orders such as this one.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1992/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cheshire-and-merseyside-county-boundaries-order-1992/note
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