 Most of the village is built from locally quarried stone from Storeton Ridge.The stone is a creamy sandstone and according to the British Geological Survey was also used for Roman tombstones and on Birkenhead Town Hall (located in Hamilton Square), Lime Street station, Lever House in Port Sunlight, Sankey Viaduct in Cheshire, and for cladding on the Empire State Building in New York City.The quarry was also the site of the discovery of dinosaur footprints.