Information About

Landican




  latitude 533619
  longitude -30785
  official Name Landican
  map Type Merseyside
  shire County Merseyside
  population 20 (Total 2001) Retrieved 1 September 2007
  shire District Wirral
  region North West England
  constituency Westminster Wirral West
  post Town WIRRAL
  postcode District CH49
  postcode Area CH
  dial Code 0151
  os Grid Reference SJ283855


Landican is a Hamlet on the Wirral Peninsula , Merseyside , England . It is situated on the outskirts of Birkenhead , near to Woodchurch and the M53 Motorway . At the 2001 Census the community had a population of only 20.

In 1085, Landican was recorded in the Domesday Book as ''Landechene''. Domesday Book Online (L-Z) Retrieved 1 September 2007

The Hamlet was a township in Woodchurch Parish of the Wirral Hundred and was added to Birkenhead Civil Parish in 1933. The population was 45 in 1801, 57 in 1851 and 71 in 1901. Retrieved 1 September 2007

Landican Cemetery is situated opposite Arrowe Park and is one of the main Cemetery and Crematorium sites for the Metropolitan Borough Of Wirral .


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