Bidston is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.

[5] The circular nature of the St Oswald's Church grounds indicate an early origin to the site.

Typically, these are former farmhouses, farm buildings and cottages, constructed from local red sandstone.

The greatest effect was possibly the drainage of Bidston Moss, during the construction of Birkenhead Docks.

[5] Although never used for its original purpose, Bidston Hill's air-raid shelter was built from December 1941, having 2,213 bunks and 793 seats.

Bidston is in the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, 1.9 kilometres (1.2 miles) from the Irish Sea at Leasowe, approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) east-north-east of the Dee Estuary at West Kirby and 4.2 km (2.6 mi) west of the River Mersey at Seacombe.

The Tesco superstore and petrol station, built in the 1990s, occupy the site of the former Bidston steelworks and a disused railway marshalling yard.

The Valley Road Industrial Estate includes the premises of Park Group PLC, a Christmas hamper and pre-paid gift card provider.

[25] Bidston Moss also has one of the main waste and recycling centres for Wirral, which is operated by Veolia.

[32] A play and community centre is situated on Gautby Road, and a model boating lake is opposite.

[37] Bidston Hill comprises 100 acres (0.40 km2) of heathland and woodland maintained by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council as a nature reserve and public park.

The land was purchased in stages from 1894 to 1908 by Birkenhead Corporation from local landowner Lord Vyner.

Adjacent to Bidston Hill is Tam O'Shanter Cottage, which is believed to have been built about 300 years ago.

Its name derives from a stone carving of the poem Tam O'Shanter by Robert Burns, which adorns a wall on the site.

Bidston Moss was originally low-lying wetland marsh at the head of Wallasey Pool.

[40] The former landfill sites are now part of a nature reserve, which has several sections surrounding Bidston Moss Retail Park and Junction 1 of the M53.

The Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre, operated by the local council and located on Valley Road, offers six indoor and two outdoor tennis courts, a sports hall, a fitness suite and five-a-side football pitches.

The A553 Bidston bypass separates the village from the railway station, and the retail park, to the north.