Landican

Landican (/ˈlændɪkən/) is a hamlet and former civil parish on the outskirts of Birkenhead, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The hamlet is on the Wirral Peninsula, near to Woodchurch and the M53 motorway. Historically part of the county of Cheshire, it is within the local government ward of Pensby and Thingwall and the parliamentary constituency of Wirral West.

Landican
Hamlet
Houses on Landican Lane
Landican
Location within Merseyside
Population20 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSJ283855
 London178 mi (286 km) SE
Metropolitan borough
  • Wirral
Metropolitan county
  • Merseyside
Region
  • North West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIRRAL
Postcode districtCH49
Dialling code0151
ISO 3166 codeGB-WRL
PoliceMerseyside
FireMerseyside
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
  • Wirral West

Landican consists of a small group of cottages and farm buildings as well as a cemetery and crematorium. At the 2001 census the community had a population of only 20.

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