Town in Merseyside, England
Kirkby
Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England.
The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of 4,070 acres (16.5 km2) is 5 miles (8 km) north of Huyton and 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Liverpool. The population in 2016 was 41,495 making it the largest in Knowsley and the 9th biggest settlement in Merseyside.
How locals move
Getting around Kirkby the local way
- Get inThis has ferries from Douglas operated by IOM Steam Packet, with two sailings a day taking three hours.
- Get inThe usual ferry is the fast cat Manannan, which carries vehicles.
- Get inA bus plies from the city centre to meet the ferries.
- Get inFrom Birkenhead, pedestrians and cyclists can catch the Mersey Ferries commuter service every 20 minutes between 7:20AM and 9:40AM, with a journey time of 10 minutes to Liverpool's Pier Head.
- Get inBetween rush hours, the ferries operate a river cruise service which provides an hourly link from Birkenhead to Liverpool.
- Go nextWell worth a visit.Ferries ply across the Mersey from Pier Head to Birkenhead Woodside.
- Go nextIt takes 3 minutes for a train to go from Liverpool James Street to Birkenhead Hamilton Square; Add 2 minutes for each additional stop if getting on earlier around the loop, & add 3 minutes for Birkenhead Central (shopping centre & Priory) or 7 for Tranmere Rovers' local station, Rock Ferry.
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