Located on the north coast of the Wirral Peninsula, it is approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) to the west of Wallasey.

[1] Prior to the Norman conquest, the Lingham area of Moreton was a possible location for Dingesmere, mentioned with regard to the Battle of Brunanburh, in Egil's Saga.

The name Moreton was first recorded in 1278, as Meretun, and derives from Anglo-Saxon words meaning a settlement (tun) beside a lake (mere).

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.

Further afield, Winter Hill is often visible beyond Liverpool and, in the opposite direction, much of North Wales can be seen from the embankment, including Moel Famau, Snowdonia, the Great Orme and Anglesey.

[10] At the 2011 Census, the population is solely recorded as sharing split wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, encompassing the larger area, being recorded as 14,640 (7,005 males, 7,635 females) for Leasowe and Moreton East,[11] and 13,988 (6,732 males, 7,256 females) for Moreton West and Saughall Massie.

Manor Bakeries, the former Cadbury's cakes department, (now owned by Premier Foods Group) is located in the town at Reeds Lane, near to Leasowe railway station.

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.

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

Barker and Briscoe Brickworks[18] was situated on Carr Lane, 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the centre of the village.

Public houses include the Coach & Horses Inn which opened in 1928,[26] The Grange, The Mockbeggar Hall, which was a branch of JD Wetherspoon, The Farmers Arms, The Sandbrook and The Armchair.

The Moreton Hills Golf Centre has a driving range which is situated adjacent to the Tarran Way Industrial Estate.

A Vickers-Armstrong VA-3 hovercraft was operated by British United Airways and ran from Leasowe embankment to Rhyl in North Wales.

[35] However, due to varying reasons including bad weather and technical difficulties the service was cancelled after its final journey on 14 September 1962.

A third station has been proposed to serve the Town Meadow / Millhouse areas but this is currently seen as a long term project by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.