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Bebington
Bebington (Merseyside)
Bebington

Bebington shown within Merseyside
Population 13,720 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference SJ333841
Metropolitan borough Wirral
Metropolitan county Merseyside
Region North West
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WIRRAL
Postcode district CH62, CH63
Dialling code 0151
Police Merseyside
Fire Merseyside
Ambulance North West
European Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Wirral South
List of places: UK • England • Merseyside

Coordinates: 53°21′00″N 3°00′11″W / 53.35, -3.003

Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude The districts of England are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government Wirral or The Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one North West England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Chester postcode area, is a group of postal districts near the England / Wales border The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Merseyside Police is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and The Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service is the statutory fire and rescue service covering the county of Merseyside in north-west England and is The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust was formed on 1 July 2006 as part of Health Minister Lord Warner's plans to reduce the number of NHS North West England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Wirral South is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities, Towns and Villages in the ceremonial county of Merseyside, England. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. In Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, a ward is an Electoral district Wirral or The Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is located along the River Mersey, on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula, and had a total resident population of 13,720 at the 2001 census. See also Mersey River (Tasmania and Mersey River (Nova Scotia. Wirral or the Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Peninsula in the north west of England. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 [1]

The town includes the areas of Port Sunlight (an early planned factory town), Higher Bebington (which includes the Mount Estate), Lower Bebington, Poulton Lancelyn, Spital, Storeton and Woodhey. Port Sunlight is a Model village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. Spital is a small Suburb located on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. Storeton is a small village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England.

Bebington railway station opened in 1838 and is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. Bebington railway station serves the town of Bebington, Wirral, England. The Wirral Line is one of the two lines owned and operated by Merseyrail on Merseyside, England, the other being the Northern Line (the Merseyrail Merseyrail is the name given to the electric metro-style commuter Train network centred on Liverpool in the metropolitan county of Merseyside

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History

St Andrew's Church
St Andrew's Church

The Church of St. Andrew, on a site occupied since Saxon times, dates from the 14th and 16th centuries. St Andrew's Church Bebington is in the town of Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, England ( For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south

In 1838, the footprints of an archosaur later called the Chirotherium storetonese were found in a sandstone bed at Storeton Quarry. Chirotherium (also known as Cheirotherium) or 'hand-beast' is the name of a creature which may be known only from fossil imprints of its tracks ( Trace Examples can be seen at the Liverpool Museum and at Christ Church within the parish of Higher Bebington. World Museum Liverpool is a large Museum in Liverpool, England which has extensive collections covering archaeology ethnology and the natural and physical Stone quarried at Bebington was used for the construction of Birkenhead Town Hall, some of the villas around Birkenhead and Rock Parks and most famously of all the Empire State Building. Birkenhead Town Hall is a Town hall and former civic building in Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. Birkenhead Park is a public Park in the centre of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. Rock Ferry is an area of Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street The stone is considered to be a high quality sandstone which is creamy in appearance. The Quarries were eventually filled in with debris removed during the construction of the two Mersey Tunnels. The Mersey Tunnels connect Liverpool with the Wirral Peninsula, under the River Mersey.

Mayer Hall, Bebington Village, was formerly an art gallery built by Joseph Mayer, a Liverpool Businessman. Joseph Herbert Mayer ( March 2, 1902 - September 6, 1981) was an English first-class cricketer who played with Warwickshire. It is now a community resource and still boasts many of its original features.

The Brackenwood golf course was cited in 2004 as a likely site for the Battle of Brunanburh in AD 937. The Battle of Brunanburh was a West Saxon victory in 937 by the army of Athelstan, King of England, and his brother Edmund, Events By Place Europe Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan of England defeats the Viking king of [2]

Education

Bebington contains five main schools; Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Wirral Grammar School for Girls, St. Wirral Grammar School for Boys was founded in 1931 situated on Cross Lane Bebington, on the Wirral. Wirral Grammar School for Girls was founded in 1931, situated on Heath Road Bebington, on the Wirral, England. John Plessington Catholic College, Higher Bebington Junior School, Bebington High Sports College.

St. Andrews lamp-post, inspiration for Narnia lamp-post[citation needed]
St. Andrews lamp-post, inspiration for Narnia lamp-post

Cultural references

Bebington also has a claim to fame in that St. Andrews church yard features the lamp-post that was supposedly the real-life inspiration for the lamp-post in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles Of Narnia. Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963

The Oval Sports Centre was used in the film, Chariots of Fire, to portray the 1924 Colombes Olympic Stadium in Paris. For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city [3]

Notable people


See also

References

  1. ^ a b 2001 Census: Bebington (Ward). Bebington was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1950 to 1974 Results |} Total votes cast 28771124 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Votes summary Seats summary Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election Bebington and Ellesmere Port was a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP to the House Results |} Total votes 31321982 All parties are shown The seats won by the Ulster Unionists are compared with those won by Unionist MPs in the 1970 election Results The Conservatives won with a majority of 144 seats|} Total votes cast 30661309 Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 December 2007
  2. ^ Brunanburgh: Birthplace of Englishness 'found'. BBC News (20 December, 2004). Retrieved 7 December 2007
  3. ^ Chariots of Fire (1981). Where Did They Film That?. Retrieved 7 December 2007

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