Traditional county: Merseyside · District / Borough: Wirral · Region: North West
Explore Tranmere, Merseyside with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tranmere map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Tranmere |
| Traditional County | Merseyside |
| District / Borough | Wirral |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.379233 |
| Longitude | -3.016590 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Tranmere, a district of Merseyside, carries the quiet dignity of a place that has seen the steady march of industry and the gentle ebb of residential life. It lies 1.6 km south of Birkenhead (from Birkenhead: bearing 185°T, OS grid SJ 324 874). The very air here seems to hold the faint, metallic scent of its shipbuilding past, a phantom echo of the clanging hammers and the proud launch of vessels that once defined its shores. Residential streets, lined with terraced houses of enduring brick, speak of generations who have called Tranmere home, their lives unfolding against a backdrop of the Mersey's broad, grey expanse. The light often falls with a soft, diffused quality, softening the edges of warehouses and casting long shadows across modest green spaces where children play, oblivious to the industrial giants that once dominated the skyline. Tranmere, in its unpretentious way, offers a sense of continuity, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather absorbed into the present, a quiet testament to the resilience of its people.
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Explore Tranmere, Merseyside, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.379233, -3.016590. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |