| Unlike the Metropolitan area, the Urban Area does not include The Wirral or its contiguous areas. |
| Raised on the Wirral Peninsula, Craig attended primary school in Frodsham and Hoylake, Merseyside. |
| Northwards it forms the boundary with the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, North West England. |
| The river's natural course can still be determined by following the bank and low bluffs that mark the western edge of the Wirral Peninsula. |
| The course of the river then heads north, with Liverpool to the east and the Wirral Peninsula to the west. |
| The urban area facing Liverpool on the Wirral Peninsula is a separate division known as the Birkenhead Urban Area. |
