{"id":55979,"title":"The Ridge That Runs Through the Wirral","description":"Walking inland from the coast, the land gradually begins to rise. &nbsp;It is not a steep climb, but a long gentle lift that runs through the centre of the peninsula.  From certain paths along this higher ground, the view opens in two directions \u2014 west toward the Dee estuary and east toward the Mersey","content":"<p>Walking inland from the coast, the land gradually begins to rise.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It is not a steep climb, but a long gentle lift that runs through the centre of the peninsula. From certain paths along this higher ground, the view opens in two directions \u2014 west toward the Dee estuary and east toward the Mersey.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/fzqho8tre5ezcgcx3ghwlhxdhueebem1wr8u2z6g9wdyn9z5.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=beastly-boroughs-416041&amp;v=2\" alt=\"fzqho8tre5ezcgcx3ghwlhxdhueebem1wr8u2z6g9wdyn9z5.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;project=beastly-boroughs-416041&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><p>Many of the Wirral\u2019s villages follow this same line of higher land.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Caldy.<\/p><p>Frankby.<\/p><p>Greasby.<\/p><p>Irby.<\/p><p>Pensby.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Long before modern roads crossed the peninsula, travellers moved between these settlements along the natural ridge that links them.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Even now, walking between the villages can feel less like following a road and more like tracing the shape of the land itself.<\/p>","urlTitle":"the-ridge-that-runs-through-the-wirral","url":"\/blog\/the-ridge-that-runs-through-the-wirral\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/the-ridge-that-runs-through-the-wirral\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/beastlyboroughs.com\/blog\/the-ridge-that-runs-through-the-wirral\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1776355539,"updatedAt":1776355706,"publishedAt":1776355705,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":405864,"name":"Beastly Boroughs"},"tags":[{"id":4551,"code":"the-greengatherer-notes","name":"TheGreengathererNotes","url":"\/blog\/tagged\/the-greengatherer-notes\/"}],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hjeqka3pyczkmjewfkp6ptyr8m1tzhjbp2grlmx7wfj7ox7o.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hjeqka3pyczkmjewfkp6ptyr8m1tzhjbp2grlmx7wfj7ox7o.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/hjeqka3pyczkmjewfkp6ptyr8m1tzhjbp2grlmx7wfj7ox7o.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":55976,"title":"Walking the Sands at Meols","url":"\/blog\/walking-the-sands-at-meols\/","urlTitle":"walking-the-sands-at-meols","division":405864,"description":"The tide had already begun to retreat when I reached the shore this morning. &nbsp;Along this stretch of coast near Meols the sea travels a long way out, leaving wide flats of sand stretching toward the horizon.  From the promenade the water can appear distant, almost like another shoreline far beyond the first","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/avzvxen35xcgvxzvfwqknptlsafvzad41bzt364ykk5shhfm.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/avzvxen35xcgvxzvfwqknptlsafvzad41bzt364ykk5shhfm.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":55977,"title":"Meols Shore \u2014 After the Tide","url":"\/blog\/meols-shore-after-the-tide\/","urlTitle":"meols-shore-after-the-tide","division":405864,"description":"Where Ships Once Gathered&nbsp;The shore at Meols can appear quiet now. &nbsp;At low tide the sea retreats far from the land, leaving wide flats of sand stretching toward the horizon.  Gulls drift above the shoreline and the wind moves softly across the grass","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/kiwqrihkvyokmcvjgjl3rfrrm0ontqvmndal0logxi3ru0ii.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/kiwqrihkvyokmcvjgjl3rfrrm0ontqvmndal0logxi3ru0ii.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":55978,"title":"The Viking Villages of the Ridge","url":"\/blog\/the-viking-villages-of-the-ridge\/","urlTitle":"the-viking-villages-of-the-ridge","division":405864,"description":"Walking inland along the old ridge paths, a pattern begins to reveal itself in the names of the villages. &nbsp;Greasby. Irby","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/l0ldoe3dxaflb4xwoqtzp0slwbpnvjapyefpuztpjplycvem.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/l0ldoe3dxaflb4xwoqtzp0slwbpnvjapyefpuztpjplycvem.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}