Moreton, United Kingdom

The town is located between Great Meols to the west, and Bidston and Upton to the south and east. Before the sea embankment was constructed, the area included 3000 acres of tidal lagoon, at between one and two metres below sea level, with most of the remainder little more than one metre above.

The coast at Moreton is part of a stretch of sand that runs from Meols to Leasowe; it is known as Mockbeggar Wharf, named after Mockbeggar Hall, otherwise known as Leasowe Castle. Mockbeggar Hall is also the name of Moreton's former Wetherspoons pub; the name Mockbeggar being an old sailors' term for a lone house. The North Wirral Coastal Park also runs for four miles along this coast, including public open space, common land, natural foreshore and sand dunes. The park provides a wide variety of recreational activities; some of the more popular being sailing, sea angling, swimming, cycling, picnicking, walking, jogging, ball games, bird watching and horse riding.

Moreton is also known for being the home of the Burton's factory, which is now owned by Duke Street Capital. This factory was also the producer of Cadbury's biscuits. Manor Bakeries is located in the town at Reeds Lane, near to Leasowe railway station; it was formerly Cadbury's cakes department, which now owned by Premier Foods Group,

Moreton is also home to Typhoo Tea, with the factory located next to the Burton's factory.

Until the 1990s, Bristol-Myers Squibb was also a major employer to the local workforce, with a large factory located on the opposite side of Reeds Lane to Burton's, next to Leasowe station. However, in the mid-90s, manufacturing was moved out of Moreton which led to the closure of the factory.

At the same time, there was heavy investment into modern drug development and research labs on the site, which are still operated by Bristol-Myers Squibb. In 2009, the company provided further investment into the site.

The estate is mainly home to various car repair facilities and other light industry businesses.

Dantec is the UK's biggest manufacturer of composite hoses, which are used in the transfer of petrochemicals. The company was established in 1969 and the business is situated on Tarran Way.

Della Robbia Pottery used local red clay from Moreton. Barker and Briscoe Brickworks was situated on Carr Lane, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the centre of the village.