Birkenhead and Liverpool waterfronts face each other across the river Mersey, direct line of sight distance is about 0.75 kilometres, road access through the Kingsway or Queensway road tunnels under the Mersey river is about 2 kilometres.
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Birkenhead was so called because in the past the council could only afford to light one side of streets with lamp posts.
No, Birkenhead has never been the capital of Wales. In fact, Birkenhead is not even in Wales.
Liverpool is famous for their football club, a museum and the city of the Beatles.
About 130 miles.
Birkenhead was an important seaport and was renowned for its shipbuilding industry, sadly all but gone now. There was also a ship called HMS Birkenhead after which the 'Birkenhead drill' is named.