Question: What is the name of the Metropolitan Borough which contains The Laird School of Art, situated in Merseyside, the first public school of art outside London, and overlooking a public park which was designed by Joseph Paxton in the centre of Birkenhead?

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Laird School of Art: The Laird School of Art was a school of art situated on Park Road North, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, overlooking Birkenhead Park.  It was the first public school of art outside London and was given to the town by John Laird.  The school opened on 27 September 1871 and was closed in 1979 when it merged with the Birkenhead College of Technology, formerly situated on Borough Road.  The building on Park Road North is used as the John Laird Centre.

St Helens, Merseyside: St Helens (   ) is a large town in Merseyside, England.  It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of 102,629, while the entire metropolitan borough had a population of 176,843 at the 2001 Census.  St Helens makes up part of the wider Liverpool/Birkenhead Metropolitan Area.

Metropolitan Borough of Wirral: The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England.  It has a population of 321,238, and encompasses 60 sqmi of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula.  Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby.  The city of Liverpool over the Mersey, faces the northeastern side of Wirral.  Bordering is the River Mersey to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and the River Dee to the west; the borough of Cheshire West and Chester occupies the remainder of the Wirral Peninsula and borders the borough of Wirral to the south.  The borough of Wirral has greater proportions of rural areas than the Liverpool part of Merseyside.

Birkenhead: Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.  Historically in Cheshire, it is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool.  The Birkenhead Urban Area defined as the contiguous built-up area along the eastern side of the Wirral had a total population of 325,264 in the 2011 Census.  In the 2011 census, the Parliamentary constituency of Birkenhead had a population of 88,818.  The Birkenhead and Tranmere electoral ward, covering a much smaller area, had a population of 15,879.

St John Rigby College, Wigan: St John Rigby College (abbreviated as St.JR, SJR or simply John Rigby) is a sixth form college in the Orrell district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester situated in a 30 acre estate overlooking the Lancashire countryside.  As a college for students who intend to proceed into higher education, students are accepted from across the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and Metropolitan Borough of Bolton areas of Greater Manchester as well as parts of Merseyside and Lancashire.

Claughton, Merseyside: Claughton is a residential district in Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England.  It is close to the main shopping area of Birkenhead town centre, and Birkenhead Park is partly located within its boundaries.  Administratively, Claughton is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.  Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the geographical county of Cheshire.  At the 2001 Census, the population of Claughton was 13,723, consisting of 6,498 males and 7,225 females.  As of the 2011 Census, the population of Claughton is 14,705, consisting of 7,065 males and 7,640 females.

Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park: The Grand Entrance to Birkenhead Park is at the northeast entrance to Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, England.  It consists of three arches flanked by lodges and is in Ionic style.  The entrance was designed by Lewis Hornblower, with amendments by Joseph Paxton, the designer of the park.  The park, and its entrance, were opened in 1847.  The Grand Entrance is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.

Birkenhead Park: Birkenhead Park is a public park in the centre of Birkenhead, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England.  It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847.  It is generally acknowledged as the first publicly funded civic park in the world.

Oxton, Merseyside: Oxton is a suburb of Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.  Administratively it is a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.  Originally a village in its own right, became part of the Municipal Borough of Birkenhead upon its creation in 1877.  Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the county of Cheshire.

Prenton: Prenton is a suburb of Birkenhead, Merseyside, on the Wirral Peninsula, England and a 'post town' in the CH postcode area.  Administratively, it is also a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.  Before local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the county of Cheshire.  At the 2001 Census, the population of Prenton was 14,429, consisting of 6,787 males and 7,642 females.  The population increased slightly to 14,488 at the 2011 Census, consisting of 6,954 males and 7,534 females.

Supporting paragraphs: Laird School of Art Birkenhead Park
Answer: Wirral