Great Float
The Great Float is a body of water on the Wirral Peninsula, England, formed from the natural tidal inlet, the Wallasey Pool. It is split into two large docks, East Float and West Float, both part of the Birkenhead Docks complex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include HMS Bronington and Vittoria Dock.
HMS Bronington
Disaster remains
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HMS Bronington is a former Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, named HMS Humber between 1954 and 1958. This mahogany-hulled minesweeper was one of the last of the wooden-hulled naval vessels.
Vittoria Dock
Dock
Vittoria Dock is a dock in Birkenhead, Wirral Peninsula, England. It was built between 1904 and 1908, from land reclaimed during the construction of the Great Float.
Birkenhead Park railway station
Railway station
Birkenhead Park railway station is a station serving the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, England. It lies on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Poulton and Seacombe.
Poulton
Suburb
Poulton is an area of the town of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula and bordered by Liscard to the north, Egremont to the north east and Seacombe to the east.
Seacombe
Suburb
Seacombe is a district of the town of Wallasey, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively, Seacombe is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside.
Claughton
Suburb
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Claughton is a village and suburb of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is situated approximately 3 km to the west of Birkenhead town centre, adjacent to Birkenhead Park.
Great Float
- Type: Inlet
- Description: body of water in Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
- Categories: dock and body of water
- Location: Wirral, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Xhosa—“Great Float” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大浮泊區”
- Xhosa: “Ukudada okukhulu”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Birkenhead and Liscard.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include East Float and West Float.
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