| Bromborough | |
  Bromborough shown within Merseyside |
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| Population | 12,630 (2001 Census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| 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 |
| Dialling code | 0151 3** |
| Police | Merseyside |
| Fire | Merseyside |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Wirral South |
| List of places: UK • England • Merseyside | |
Bromborough is a small town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. 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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. Wirral or the Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Peninsula in the north west of England. 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 situated to the south of Bebington and to the north of Eastham. Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Eastham is a small town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. In the 2001 Census, the population of the township was 12,630 (6,050 males, 6,580 females),[1] although the total number of people within the larger Bromborough Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral was 13,963. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 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 [2] Before local government reorganisation in 1 April 1974, it was part of the Urban District of Bebington, within the county of Cheshire. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of Local government district that covered an Urbanised area Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England.
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History
Bromborough is a contender for the site of an epic battle in the year 937, the Battle of Brunanburh, which confirmed England as an Anglo-Saxon kingdom. The Battle of Brunanburh was a West Saxon victory in 937 by the army of Athelstan, King of England, and his brother Edmund, For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south [3] Reconstructed from fragments, an Anglo Saxon cross is in the churchyard of local parish church St Barnabas. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches Saint Barnabas (1st century born Joseph was an early Christian convert one of the earliest disciples in Jerusalem. [4]
A charter for a market to be held each Monday was granted by Edward I in 1278 to the monks of St. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost Werburgh's. It was hoped that in establishing the market in the vicinity of Bromborough Cross would promote honest dealing. The market cross was the traditional centre of the village and also an assembly point for local farm labourers available for hire. The steps of the cross are from the original 13th century monument. The cross itself is a more recent reproduction, presented to the town by the Bromborough Society. [5][6]
With a watermill having been recorded at Bromborough at the time of the Domesday Survey, Bromborough tidal mill was likely to have been the oldest mill site on the Wirral. This article is about a type of structure For other locational uses see Milldam. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [7] Located at what was known as Spital Dam, it was worked until 1940 and demolished in 1959. The site is now a sewerage pumping station. Pumping stations are facilities including Pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another A windmill, built in 1787, existed on higher ground also at the same location. A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind Having fallen into disuse and much deteriorated, it was destroyed by gunpowder in about 1878. Gunpowder is a an explosive mixture of Sulfur, Charcoal and Potassium nitrate (also known as saltpetre/saltpeter that burns rapidly producing volumes [6]
An increase in vehicular traffic passing through the area precipitated in Bromborough undergoing extensive redevelopment in the 1930s. Bromborough Hall, built in 1617, was demolished in 1932 to make way for a by-pass and a number of farmhouses and cottages in the area of Bromborough Cross were replaced with shops. [6]
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 formerly-major Trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although as stated below it has now largely been
East of the A41, towards the River Mersey, is industrial development and includes Bromborough Pool[8], an early industrial village built in 1854 by Price's Candles. See also Mersey River (Tasmania and Mersey River (Nova Scotia. Price's Candles, founded in 1830, is a United Kingdom manufacturer and retailer of Candles Its full name is Price's Patent Candles Ltd. 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. Bromborough Dock was situated on the River Mersey at Bromborough. The Chemical compound ammonium nitrate, the Nitrate of Ammonia with the chemical formula N[[Hydrogen H]]4 N[[Oxygen O]]3 For other uses see Water treatment and Land reclamation. A landfill, also known as a dump (and historically as Cereal Partners employ 340 people and produces Cheerios and Corn Flakes, among other breakfast cereals in a factory formerly owned by Viota. Cereal Partners Worldwide SA is a Joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé, established in 1990 to produce Breakfast cereals Cheerios is a Brand of Breakfast cereal created on June 19, 1941 and marketed by the General Mills cereal company of Corn flakes are a popular Breakfast cereal originally manufactured by Kellogg's through the treatment of corn. Rank Hovis McDougall briefly owned the business in the 1990s. RHM, known more fully as Rank Hovis McDougall was a United Kingdom Food
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. Odeon Cinemas is the largest chain of cinemas in Europe It is owned by Terra Firma Capital Partners. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue Asda is a United Kingdom Supermarket chain which retails food clothing and general merchandise For the South Korean Tesco/Samsung discount store retail chain see Home plus Tesco Homeplus store are warehouse style units operated by the British Other major retailers in the area include Argos, Boots, Currys, Halfords, JJB Sports, Fitness First, Matalan, Next and Pizza Hut. Argos is the largest general-goods Retailer in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland with over 700 stores Currys is an electrical Retailer in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and is owned by DSG International plc. Halfords Group plc ( is a leading retailer of car parts car enhancements and Bicycles operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Czech JJB Sports PLC is one of the United Kingdom 's leading Sports Retailers History The sportshop chain was founded in 1971 when ex-footballer Fitness First is one of the largest health and fitness provider in the world second in number of clubs only to Gold's Gym and third in memberships only to 24 hour Matalan is a clothing and homeware store in the United Kingdom. Next plc ( is a British clothes Retailer, with its headquarters in Enderby, Leicester.
There are a number of pubs in Bromborough: 'The Bromborough', 'Royal Oak' and the local British Legion social club are situated in Bromborough Village. On the outskirts, bordering Eastham, is the 'Merebrook'.
The local newspaper is the Bromborough and Bebington News.
Transport
Bromborough and Bromborough Rake railway stations are both situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. 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. 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 Trains run every 15 minutes to Liverpool and every 30 minutes to either Chester or Ellesmere Port. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77040 Ellesmere Port is a large industrial town and cargo port in the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston, Cheshire, England, situated in the south of the
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