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==History== Seacombe is mentioned in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086 as Seccum.<ref>{{harvnb|McIntyre-Brown|Woodland|2003|p=86}}</ref> In 1845 [[George Turnbull (civil engineer)|George Turnbull]] was the civil engineer who designed and built the Seacombe Wall sea defence that helped drain the marshes behind the town. Seacombe was originally a terminus for the [[Wirral Railway]]; however, passenger services ended on 4 January 1960 and all services on the line terminated on 16 June 1963. Much of the line to [[Seacombe railway station|Seacombe station]] was used as the approach road to the Kingsway Tunnel.
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