Bromborough

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Bromborough Cross
Bromborough Cross

Bromborough is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.

It is one of several disputed candidates for the site of Battle of Brunanburh.

West of the A41, Bromborough is mainly residential development started in the 1930s, centred around the original village centre with its market cross. East of the A41 towards the River Mersey is industrial development and includes Bromborough Pool [1], an early industrial village built in 1854 by Price's Candles. Part of the industry is connected to the (relatively small) dock and includes a controversial ammonium nitrate warehouse and the main landfill site for the Wirral.

There are two railway stations on the Wirral Line (part of the Merseyrail network): Bromborough and Bromborough Rake.

The local newspaper is the Bromborough and Bebington News. The church is called St Barnabas. There is an Asda supermarket and an 11 Screen Odeon cinema on the Croft Retail & Leisure Park. There is also Argos (retailer), Halfords, Frankie & Benny's, Matalan, Pizza Hut, JJB Sports, Boots, Currys, Next (retailer), plus many other units and offices.

There are a number of pubs in Bromborough the Archers in Bromborough Rake, the Bromborough in Bromborough village with the Royal Oak also in Bromborough village, the British legion is also in Bromborough Village. On the outskirts bordering Eastham is the Merebrook

Cereal Partners employ 340 people and produce Shredded Wheat and Golden Grahams in a factory formerly owned by Sab Wabco. Rank Hovis McDougall used to make cereals locally.


Coordinates: 53°19′N, 2°59′W


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