Editing Leasowe (section)

==History==
The name ''Leasowex'' comes from the [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] ''Leasowes'' or ''Meadow Pastures''; its [[sand dunes]] are the largest such system on the Wirral. Much of the area is at or below sea level and is protected by the coastal embankment. Houses built in the early 20th century were often flooded and unsanitary but, after about 1926, new roads and drainage were put in by the Borough Council and much new housing was developed. Along the embankment between Leasowe and Moreton are the remains of fortifications built during the [[Second World War]].

The world's first passenger [[hovercraft]] service operated in 1961–62; the service travelled from Moreton Common and was advertised as between Wallasey and [[Rhyl]] in North Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cheshirelife.co.uk/people/the_hovercraft_history_of_the_wirral_and_north_wales_1_1570160 |title=The hovercraft history of the Wirral and North Wales |work=Cheshire Life |date=4 June 2012 |access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref> However, the service was not profitable and soon ceased.