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Encyclopedia > Bromborough
Bromborough

Bromborough shown within Merseyside
Population 12,630 (Total),
6,050 (Male),
6,580 (Female) [1]
OS grid reference SJ349825
Metropolitan borough Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Metropolitan county Merseyside
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIRRAL
Postcode district CH62
Dial code 0151 3**
Police Merseyside
Fire Merseyside
Ambulance North West
UK Parliament Wirral South
European Parliament North West England
List of places: UKEnglandMerseyside

Coordinates: 53°20′10″N 2°58′41″W / 53.3362, -2.978 Image File history File links Size of this preview: 504 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 714 pixel, file size: 407 KB, MIME type: image/png) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ... Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of English administrative division used for the purposes of local government. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the former Yugoslavia[1], the Soviet Union and European institutions such as the Council of... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... A post town is a required part of all UK postal addresses. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Bagillt, Birkenhead, Buckley, Chester, Deeside, Ellesmere Port, Flint, Holywell, Mold, Neston, Prenton, Wallasey and Wirral in England and Wales. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... Merseyside Merseyside Police is the police force covering Merseyside in North West England. ... A Fire Appliance belonging to the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service The fire service in the United Kingdom has undergone dramatic changes since the beginning of the 21st century, a process that has been propelled by a devolution of central government powers, new legislation and a change to operational... Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Is the fire service covering the county of Merseyside in north-west England and is the statutory firfighting and rescue service responsible for all 999 fire brigade calls in Sefton, Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool and Wirral. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warners plans to reduce the number of NHS ambulance service trusts operating in the United Kingdom to 12. ... The United Kingdom House of Commons is made up of Members of Parliament (MPs). ... Wirral South is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom in the 2004 to 2009 session, ordered by name. ... North West England is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places within counties List of places in Bedfordshire List of places in Berkshire List of places in Buckinghamshire List of places in Cambridgeshire List of places in Cheshire List of places in Cleveland List of places... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, England. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Bromborough Cross

Bromborough is a small town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. In the 2007 census the population of Bromborough was 12,630, [1] although the total number of people within the larger Bromborough Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral was 13,963. [2] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 445 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1501 × 2021 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 445 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1501 × 2021 pixel, file size: 1. ... Map showing the location of the Wirral at grid reference SJ285850 Wirral or The Wirral (IPA: [wɪɹəɫ]) is a peninsula in the north west of England, bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... A ward is an electoral district used in local politics, most notably in England, Scotland, and Wales, as well as Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and many cities in the United States and the federal district of Washington, DC. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...


Bromborough is also a contender for the site of an epic battle in 937, the Battle Of Brunanburh, which confirmed England as an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. Reconstructed from fragments, an Anglo Saxon cross is in the churchyard of local parish church St Barnabas. [3] The Battle of Brunanburh was a West Saxon victory in 937 by the army of king Athelstan and his brother Edmund over the combined armies of Olaf III Guthfrithson, Viking king of Dublin, Constantine, king of Scotland and King Owain of Strathclyde. ... The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Barnabas was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament. ...


Community

To the west of the A41 New Chester Road, Bromborough is mainly residential development started in the 1930s, centred around the original village centre with its market cross. The A41 is a major trunk road in England, United Kingdom that links London and Birkenhead. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ...


East of the A41, towards the River Mersey, is industrial development and includes Bromborough Pool [4], an early industrial village built in 1854 by Price's Candles. Part of the industry is connected to the former Bromborough Dock and includes a controversial ammonium nitrate warehouse and the main landfill site for the Wirral. Cereal Partners employ 340 people and produces Shredded Wheat and Golden Grahams in a factory formerly owned by Sab Wabco. Rank Hovis McDougall used to make cereals locally. Ferry across the Mersey, June 2005 The River Mersey is a river in north-western England. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bromborough Dock was situated on the River Mersey at Bromborough. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Albury landfill, Surrey, England A landfill, also known as a dump, is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. ... Cereal Partners Worldwide S.A. is a joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé established in 1990 to produce breakfast cereals. ... Post Cereals shredded wheat Shredded Wheat is a breakfast cereal made from whole wheat. ... Golden Grahams is a brand of breakfast cereal owned by General Mills. ... RHM plc (LSE: RHM) is a United Kingdom food business listed on the London Stock Exchange. ...


The Croft Retail & Leisure Park is located off the A41 and contains a recently refurbished eleven-screen Odeon cinema, a 24 hour Asda supermarket and a new Tesco Homeplus store. Other major retailers in the area include Argos, Boots, Currys, Halfords, JJB Sports, Fitness First, Matalan, Next and Pizza Hut. Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom. ... ASDA is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom offering food, clothing and general merchandise products. ... Home plus (홈플러스) is a South Korean/British discount store retail chain jointly operated by Samsung and Tesco with 57 branches throughout the country. ... Argos store. ... Boots is the name of at least five different albums and singles: Boots by Nancy Sinatra (1966) Boots by Mighty Gabby (1984) Boots by Condemned Eighty Four (2001) Boots by KMFDM (2002) Boots by Noe Venable (2003) It is also the name of a large chain of chemists in the... Currys is an electrical retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. ... Halfords Group plc (LSE: HFD) is a leading retailer of car parts, car enhancement, cycles and travel solutions in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. ... JJB Sports PLC is one of the United Kingdoms leading sports retailers. ... Fitness First is a chain of health clubs that claims to be the largest in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. ... Matalan is a discount clothing and homeware store in the United Kingdom. ... Next on Oxford Street Next PLC is a British clothes retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicestershire, England. ... Pizza Hut Inc. ...


There are a number of pubs in Bromborough: 'The Bromborough', 'Royal Oak' and the local British legion club are situated in Bromborough Village, whilst 'The Archers' is in Bromborough Rake. On the outskirts bordering Eastham is the 'Merebrook'. Eastham is a small town, located in the Wirral area of Merseyside, England. ...


The local newspaper is the Bromborough and Bebington News.


Transport

There are two railway stations on the Wirral Line (part of the Merseyrail network): Bromborough and Bromborough Rake. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... A Wirral Line train at Liverpool Central. ... Merseyrail is the name given to the electric commuter train network centred on Liverpool. ... Bromborough railway station is one of two stations serving the Bromborough area of the Wirral, England. ... Bromborough Rake railway station is one of two stations serving the Bromborough area of the Wirral, England. ...


References

  1. ^ a b Wirral 2001 Census: Bromborough.
  2. ^ National Statistics 2001 Census: Bromborough Ward
  3. ^ Megalithic Portal: Ancient Cross in Bromborough
  4. ^ E. Chambre Hardman Archive: Bromborough Pool Village


 

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