Editing Merseyside (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Merseyside aerial photograph.jpg|thumb|right|An aerial photograph of Merseyside]]
{{See also|List of places in Merseyside|List of settlements in Merseyside by population|Liverpool Built-up Area}}
Merseyside is divided into two parts by the [[River Mersey|Mersey]] estuary; the Wirral is on the west side of the estuary, upon the [[Wirral Peninsula]], and the rest of the county lies on the east side. The eastern part of Merseyside borders onto [[Lancashire]] to the north and [[Greater Manchester]] to the east, with both parts of the county bordering [[Cheshire]] to the south. The territory comprising the county of Merseyside previously formed part of the [[administrative counties of England|administrative counties]] of Lancashire (east of the River Mersey) and Cheshire (west of the River Mersey). The two parts are linked by the two [[Mersey Tunnels]], the [[Wirral line]] of [[Merseyrail]], and the [[Mersey Ferry]].

===Green belt===
{{Further|North West Green Belt}}
Merseyside contains [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] interspersed throughout the county, surrounding the Liverpool urban area, as well as across the Mersey in the Wirral area, with further pockets extending towards and surrounding Southport, as part of the western edge of the North West Green Belt. It was first drawn up from the 1950s. All the county's districts contain some portion of belt.