39-564: Bromborough ( / ˈ b r ɒ m b ər ə / BROM -bər-ə ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral , Merseyside , England, and the historic county of Cheshire , on the Wirral Peninsula southeast of Bebington and north of Eastham . At the 2011 census , the population of the ward was 14,850. The name Brunanburh is suggested to mean "Bruna's fortification", with burh being Old English for
78-439: A £4.5bn development around the docklands to be called Wirral Waters . The development is a mixture of industrial, office, residential and leisure facilities. Planning permission was granted in 2010 and work began on the site in 2011, with development work potentially lasting for 30 years. When the borough was set up in 1974, it inherited comprehensive systems from the former County Boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey . In
117-604: A fortified place. Bromborough is a contender for the site of an epic battle of 937, the Battle of Brunanburh , which confirmed England as a united Anglo-Saxon kingdom. In an article in Notes and Queries in 2022, Michael Deakin questions the philological case for Bromborough as Brunanburh , suggesting that the first element in the name is 'brown' and not 'Bruna'. Bromborough would therefore be 'the brown [stone-built] manor or fort'. Reconstructed from fragments, an Anglo Saxon cross
156-482: A possible devolution deal to confer greater powers on the region. Discussions include whether to introduce an elected 'Metro Mayor' to oversee the entire metropolitan area. After the local elections in 2008 the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral was governed by a Labour Party/Liberal Democrat coalition, the second and third largest parties on the council respectively. Steve Foulkes of Labour was leader of
195-585: A reduced majority. Wirral Council maintains five designated Local Nature Reserves : Bidston Moss, Dibbinsdale, Heswall Dales , Hilbre Island and Thurstaston Common . It also operates the Merseyside part of Wirral Country Park , which was the first country park to be established in Britain. The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is twinned or has sister city relationships with: The following people, military units, organisations and groups have received
234-481: A result of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 , which effectively changed secondary modern schools into comprehensives as schools were no longer permitted to select by examination failure. In summary, Wirral now has a state secondary sector made up of 16 comprehensive schools (of which two are Roman Catholic) and 6 grammar schools (of which two are Roman Catholic). The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
273-470: Is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside , in North West England . It has a population of 322,453 (2022), and encompasses 62 square miles (161 km ) of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula . Major settlements include Birkenhead , Wallasey , Bebington , Heswall , Hoylake and West Kirby . Wirral is England 's westernmost metropolitan borough , faced by the city of Liverpool to
312-511: Is in the churchyard of local parish church St Barnabas . However, Bromborough is not specifically named in the Domesday Survey , and the name does not appear in records until the 12th century. A charter for a market to be held each Monday was granted by Edward I in 1278 to the monks of St. Werburgh's Abbey . It was hoped that establishing the market in the vicinity of Bromborough Cross would promote honest dealing. The market cross
351-679: Is located off the A41. The main road through the area is the A41 New Chester Road . The B5137 Spital Road joins the A41 at Bromborough. Junctions 4 and 5 of the M53 motorway are equidistant from Bromborough, each about 3 km (1.9 mi) away; Junction 4 is to the west and Junction 5 is to the south. There are many local bus services which serve the village, mostly operated by Stagecoach Merseyside . Stagecoach Gold service 1 offers direct, premium connections to Liverpool and Birkenhead to
390-570: Is one of the six constituent local government districts of the Liverpool City Region . Since 1 April 2014, some of the borough's responsibilities have been pooled with neighbouring authorities within the metropolitan area and subsumed into the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority . The combined authority has effectively become the top-tier administrative body for the local governance of
429-509: Is within the parliamentary constituency of Wirral South . The current Member of Parliament is Alison McGovern , a Labour representative. At local government level, the town also a ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral , in the metropolitan county of Merseyside. As of 2024, the ward boundary is generally defined by Stanley Road in New Ferry to the north, the Mersey to the east,
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#1732801808311468-521: The 2024 general election . Wirral South covered the central part of the Wirral peninsula including most of Heswall, Bebington and Bromborough. Wages and house prices are higher than the averages for the North West. Electoral Calculus describes the demographic as "Centrist", reflecting average views on the left-right and liberal-conservative scales. In 1983, Wirral South arose for election following
507-819: The Freedom of the Borough of Wirral. Wirral South (UK Parliament constituency) Wirral South was a constituency in Merseyside in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament . It was represented from 1997 until 2024 by members of the Labour Party . Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , the seat was abolished and its area split between three other constituencies, which were first contested at
546-565: The municipal borough of Bebington and the urban districts of Hoylake and Wirral . This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Wirral at current basic prices published (pp. 240–253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling. ^1 includes hunting and forestry ^2 includes energy and construction ^3 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured ^4 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding Plans were announced in 2006 for
585-663: The 'Royal Oak' and the local British Legion, now known as the Bromborough Social Club are situated in Bromborough Village. 'The Archers' pub had closed down by 2013 and planning permission was submitted for it to be demolished. On the outskirts, bordering Eastham , are the 'Merebrook' and the 'Dibbinsdale', where there is a branch of the Pesto restaurant chain. Bromborough's green spaces include Brotherton Park and Dibbinsdale Local Nature Reserve , along
624-502: The 1860s to replace a smaller church. Both Stanhope House and Pear Tree Cottage are Grade II listed and are amongst several buildings from the late seventeenth century that survive in the modern town. To the west of the A41 New Chester Road , Bromborough is mainly residential development started in the 1930s, centred on the original village centre with its market cross. There are a number of pubs in Bromborough: 'The Bromborough,'
663-549: The 2015 election. She was re-elected in 2017 with a majority of 8,323, an increase of 7% over 2015, the biggest majority Labour has ever held in the seat and the biggest majority for any party in Wirral South since 1987 . In 2019 she won Re-Election by a slightly narrower 14% margin. The terms of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 mandated that the election was held on 7 May 2015. Alison McGovern
702-673: The Labour administration in a motion of no confidence and the two parties governed again until the May election. Labour made gains in May 2012, gaining majority control of the council for the first time since local elections in 2002 saw Labour become a minority. Wirral is led by Phil Davies. In 2014 , the Green Party gained their first seat on the council, defeating Labour in their typically safe seat of Birkenhead and Tranmere . They retained it in 2018 with an increased vote share, albeit with
741-546: The area resulted 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. Bromborough was a township and parish in the Wirral Hundred , which became a civil parish in 1866. From 1894 Bromborough was also an urban district . Both
780-640: The banks of the River Dibbin, and Marfords Park to the south west of the town. The local newspapers are the Bromborough and Bebington News and the Wirral Globe . East of the A41 road, towards the River Mersey , is industrial development and includes Bromborough Pool , an early industrial " model village " developed from 1853–58 by Price's Candles . Part of the industry is connected to
819-452: The city region and the leader of Wirral Borough Council, along with the five other leaders from neighbouring local government districts, take strategic decisions over economic development, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing and physical infrastructure. As of July 2015, negotiations are currently taking place between the UK national government and the combined authority over
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#1732801808311858-475: The civil parish and the urban district were abolished on 1 April 1922 when it was merged with the neighbouring civil parishes of Lower Bebington and Higher Bebington to form Bebington cum Bromborough and became part of the Municipal Borough of Bebington . In 1921 the parish had a population of 2652. Under local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, Bromborough transferred from Cheshire to
897-561: The council increased its number of seats by 2 to 27 and has now entered into coalition government with the Liberal Democrats as the leading coalition partner with the leader of the Conservatives, Jeff Green, becoming the new leader of the council. The Labour Party increased its representation on the council by 4 to 24 and remained the second largest party though they are now in opposition with their leader, Steve Foulkes, who
936-417: The council. The Conservative Party was the largest party represented, and was in opposition with its leader Jeff Green being leader of the opposition. After the local elections in 2010 the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral was governed by a Conservative Party/Liberal Democrat coalition, which reflected the coalition at national level. The Conservative Party, continuing to be the largest party represented on
975-569: The election in 1983. Following the death of Porter in late 1996, a by-election was held in February 1997 , the last by-election of that Parliament, held a matter of weeks before the general election was called. It was won by Ben Chapman ( Lab ), who held the seat until retiring following controversy over his expenses. Labour narrowly managed to hold on in the 2010 general election , electing Alison McGovern . Since then it has consistently shifted towards Labour, she increased her majority to 4,599 in
1014-563: The former Bromborough Dock and includes a ammonium nitrate warehouse and the main landfill site for the Wirral, now a walkway with views of the river. Cereal Partners employs 340 people and produces Cheerios and Corn Flakes , among other breakfast cereals, in a factory formerly owned by Viota. Rank Hovis McDougall briefly owned the business in the 1990s. Another major business is Sun Valley Snacks Ltd, which processes peanuts. The Croft Retail & Leisure Park, which opened in March 1990,
1053-456: The former parts of Cheshire known for education purposes as " Bebington " and " Deeside ". However this Act introduced "open enrolment", allowing parents from anywhere in the borough, and outside it, to apply for a place for their child at any secondary school. As a result, significant numbers of pupils from the former "comprehensive areas" attend schools in the former "selective areas" and vice versa. The distinction between different types of school
1092-490: The national boundary review by taking over parts of two seats that were abolished to create it: Wirral and Bebington and Ellesmere Port , held by the Conservative Party since 1923 and 1979 respectively. Barry Porter ( Con ) won the seat the first time when it was fought and at the next two general elections. He had ousted the Labour party candidate from Bebington and Ellesmere Port in 1979 which he held until
1131-628: The newly-formed county of Merseyside . Bromborough is situated on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula, at the western side of the River Mersey . The area is approximately 12.5 km (7.8 mi) south-southeast of the Irish Sea at New Brighton and about 8 km (5.0 mi) east-northeast of the Dee Estuary at Parkgate . Bromborough Cross is at an elevation of about 32 m (105 ft) above sea level. Bromborough
1170-525: The north; Chester, Chester Zoo and Ellesmere Port to the south. Bromborough and Bromborough Rake railway stations are both situated on the Wirral line of the Merseyrail network. Trains run every 15 minutes to Chester , every 30 minutes to Ellesmere Port , and there are six trains per hour to Liverpool Central . Metropolitan Borough of Wirral The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
1209-570: The northeast over the River Mersey . 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 was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972 , as a merger of the county boroughs of Birkenhead and Wallasey, along with
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1248-400: The oldest mill site on the Wirral. Located on the River Dibbin at what is known as Spital Dam, it was worked until 1940 and demolished in 1949. The site is now a children's nursery. A windmill , built in 1777, existed on higher ground also at the same location. Having fallen into disuse and much deteriorated, it was destroyed by gunpowder in about 1878. An increase in traffic passing through
1287-473: The part of Wirral formerly administered by Cheshire County Council , it inherited a selective system of grammar and secondary modern non- Roman Catholic schools and a comprehensive Roman Catholic school ( St John Plessington Catholic College ). Until the implementation of the Education Reform Act 1988 , education in Wirral continued to be organised in four areas; Birkenhead, Wallasey and
1326-411: The railway line to the west and Acre Lane to the south. Bromborough is represented on Wirral Council by three councillors. The most recent local elections took place on 2 May 2019. The partially medieval Bromborough Cross, in the old village centre, is a designated Grade II* listed building . St Barnabas' Church , designed by George Gilbert Scott , is also Grade II* listed and was constructed in
1365-421: Was governed by a minority Labour Party administration. Foulkes was leader of the council with Phil Davies as deputy leader. The Liberal Democrats lost a councillor who switched to Labour, Steve Niblock shortly after the elections. There are now no independents on Wirral Council. Labour have 36 seats, Conservatives have 23 and the Liberal Democrats 7. In February 2012 the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats defeated
1404-421: Was leader of the council now leader of the opposition. The Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats decreasing their tally to 15 remaining the third largest party on the council but continuing to participate in the governing of the council as the junior coalition partner to the Conservatives. The one independent represented on the council lost their seat. After the local elections in 2011 the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
1443-576: Was the sitting Member of Parliament for the Labour Party . The Conservative Party selected John Bell. Bell had previously stood for election in Clwyd South (2010) and Delyn (2005). He had also stood twice to be a Welsh Assembly Member . He stood in a local council by-election in 2011, for Wrexham County Council . Since its creation in 1983, the constituency has consisted of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral wards of Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Eastham, and Heswall. The constituency
1482-556: 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. With a watermill having been recorded near Bromborough at the time of the Domesday Survey, Bromborough watermill was likely to have been
1521-502: Was to an extent masked, as all secondary modern and most comprehensive schools were named "High School". As a further result of this Act, St Anselm's College and Upton Hall School , both within the Birkenhead education area, became the only independent schools in the country to become state funded grant-maintained schools , retaining selective admissions policies to become Roman Catholic grammar schools . A further change came as
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