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{{short description|Area of Wallasey, England}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Liskeard]], Cornwall}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| official_name            = Liscard
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.419|-3.047|display=inline,title}}
| static_image_name        = Liscard Town Centre-by-Sue-Adair.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Liscard shopping centre
| population               = 15,510
| population_ref           = ([[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]] - Ward population)<ref name=2021census/>
| metropolitan_borough     = [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral|Wirral]]
| metropolitan_county      = [[Merseyside]]
| region                   = North West England
| constituency_westminster = [[Wallasey (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallasey]]
| post_town                = WALLASEY
| postcode_district        = CH44
| postcode_area            = CH
| dial_code                = 0151
| os_grid_reference        = SJ307919
| london_distance          = {{convert|180|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=53.419+-3.047&to=51.507+-0.127&units=m|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=boulter.com|accessdate=6 March 2016}}</ref>
| london_direction         = SE
| iso_code                 = GB-WRL
}}
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'''Liscard''' is an area of the town of [[Wallasey]], in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral]], [[Merseyside]], England. The most centrally located of Wallasey's townships, it is the main shopping area of the town, with many shops located in the Cherry Tree Shopping Centre. At the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]] the population of [[Liscard (ward)|Liscard local government ward]] was recorded at 15,510,<ref name=2021census>
{{NOMIS2001|id=00CBFM|title=Liscard Ward (as of 2003)|accessdate=9 August 2020}}</ref> increasing to 15,574 at the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref name=2011census>
{{NOMIS2011|id=E05000965|title=Liscard Ward (as of 2011)|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The first mention of the settlement was circa 1260 as ''Lisnekarke''. The name is a rare example of an Irish place name in England, being derived from the Irish words ''lios na carraige'', with the name meaning "hall at the rock".<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2025 |title=FamilySearch - Liscard, Cheshire |url=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Liscard,_Cheshire,_England_Genealogy |access-date=28 September 2025}}</ref> 
In the past the name has been spelt as ''Liscak'' (1260), ''Lisecair'' (c.1277), ''Lysenker'' (1295) and ''Lyscart'' (1417).<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/magical/placenames/liscard.asp |title=Place Names: Liscard |publisher=National Museums Liverpool |accessdate=19 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607163136/http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/exhibitions/magical/placenames/liscard.asp |archivedate= 7 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=R|last=Coates |title=Liscard and Irish names in northern Wirral|publisher=Journal of the English Place Name Society, volume 31 |date=1997–98|pages=23–26}}</ref>

Liscard was formerly a [[Township (England)|township]] and [[chapelry]] in the parish of Wallasey,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3280|title=History of Liscard, in Wirral and Cheshire|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> in the [[Wirral Hundred]], in 1866 Liscard became a separate [[civil parish]], on 1 April 1912 the parish was abolished and merged with Wallasey<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10096303|title=Relationships and changes Liscard CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref> and became part of the County Borough of Wallasey. The population was recorded as 211 in 1801, 4,100 in 1851, 28,661 in 1901<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CHS/liscard |title=Liscard|publisher=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref> and 38,659 in 1911.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10096303/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Liscard CP/Tn through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=28 September 2024}}</ref>

[[File:Liscard Hall, Central Park-by-Sue-Adair.jpg|right|thumb|Liscard Hall (now demolished)]]
'''Liscard Hall''' was built in 1835 by a Liverpool merchant, [[Sir John Tobin]]. Its grounds later became Central Park. A "model farm" was also developed nearby by the Tobin family. The former [[Grade II listed]] mansion later became an art college within [[Central Park, Wallasey|Central Park]]. It was damaged by a suspicious fire on 7 July 2008<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/3196945.Blaze_rips_through_Hall/ |title=Blaze rips through Hall|publisher=Wirral Globe|date=7 July 2008|accessdate=10 July 2008}}</ref> after being left empty and inadequately secured by Wirral Council and was subsequently demolished.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/wallasey/liscard_hall/index.html|title=Liscard Hall|accessdate=17 July 2008}}</ref>
The site has since been grassed over.

[[File:Magazines Fort Gateway, Wallasey (6).JPG|thumb|Gateway to the former Battery compound]]
'''Liscard Battery'''<!--redirects here--> was built in 1858 to help protect shipping on the [[River Mersey]] and defend the port of [[Liverpool]]. It was equipped with seven 10-inch guns. Set back from the river and hidden by new building, it was known as "the snake in the grass" to local inhabitants. The [[Artillery battery|battery]] was obsolete by 1912, and sold on and houses were erected on top, and now the site has an odd appearance with only the curtain wall and ornate crenellated gatehouse surviving.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldwirral.net/newbrighton_battery.html |title=The Liscard Battery|publisher=oldwirral.net|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>
This gateway was designated a Grade II listed building in 1988.<ref>{{NHLE |num= 1273516|desc= Gateway to the former Liscard battery|accessdate= 30 July 2020}}</ref>

[[Liscard and Poulton railway station]] on the [[Wirral Railway]] opened to passengers in 1895. Consisting of a single island platform in a [[Cut (earthworks)|cutting]], it was part of a branch line with [[Seacombe railway station]] as its terminus. This branch closed to passengers in 1960 and to freight in 1963. Its route now forms the approach road to the [[Kingsway Tunnel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/l/liscard_and_poulton/index.shtml|title=Liscard & Poulton|publisher=Disused Stations|accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==
Liscard is in the north-eastern part of the [[Wirral Peninsula]], less than {{convert|2.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-south-east of the [[Irish Sea]] at [[New Brighton, Merseyside|New Brighton]], about {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-north-east of the [[Dee Estuary]] at [[West Kirby]] and about {{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-north-west of the [[River Mersey]] at [[Egremont, Merseyside|Egremont]]. Liscard is situated at an elevation of around {{convert|35|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osola.org.uk/elevations/|title=SRTM & Ordnance Survey Elevation Data in PHP|accessdate=3 November 2016}}</ref>

Liscard is situated {{convert|3|mi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} from [[Birkenhead]], and {{convert|4|mi|km|abbr=on|order=flip}} from Liverpool via the Kingsway Tunnel.

{{Geographic location|width=auto
|title = 'Neighbouring places'
|Northwest = [[Wallasey Village]]
|North = [[New Brighton, Merseyside|New Brighton]]
|Northeast = [[Egremont, Merseyside|Egremont]]
|West = [[Wallasey]]
|Centre = Liscard
|East = [[Egremont, Merseyside|Egremont]]
|Southwest = [[Wallasey Pool#Bidston Moss|Bidston Moss]]
|South = [[Poulton, Merseyside|Poulton]]
|Southeast = [[Central Park, Wallasey|Central Park]]<br />[[Seacombe]]
}}

==Governance==
{{Further|Liscard (ward)}}
Liscard is part of the [[Wallasey (UK Parliament constituency)|Wallasey parliamentary constituency]] and represented since 1992 by [[Angela Eagle]], a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] MP, who retained her seat in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]].

The area is also a [[Liscard (ward)|local government ward]] of the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wirral]], taking in the majority of Egremont. As of {{year}}, Liscard is represented by two [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] councillors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://democracy.wirral.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=WARD&VW=LIST&PIC=0 |title=Your Councillors by Ward|publisher=Wirral Council|access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> The most recent [[Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council elections|local elections]] took place on 6 May 2021.

==Community==
The area is largely residential and contains mainly high-density semi-detached and terraced housing. 
[[Central Park, Wallasey|Central Park]] is now the largest park in Wallasey, It has two areas for young children, with swings, slides and other games, large areas of greenery and a popular walled garden. There is also a cricket ground and a large duck pond. It links Liscard to [[Poulton, Merseyside|Poulton]] and [[Egremont, Merseyside|Egremont]].

===Education===
Liscard includes [[the Oldershaw Academy]], a secondary school with specialist status as a [[Business and Enterprise College]] and Liscard Primary School.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|title=The History of the Hundred of Wirral|first=William Williams|last=Mortimer|year=1847|publisher=Whittaker & Co.|location=London|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyhundredw01mortgoog#page/n340/mode/2up|id=pp299-303}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Liscard}}
* [http://www.historyofwallasey.co.uk/ History of Wallasey]

{{Wallasey}}
{{Populated Places in Wirral Borough}}

[[Category:Towns and villages in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Merseyside]]
[[Category:Wallasey]]