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'Bromborough' is a small town on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. In the 2007 census the population of Bromborough was 12,630,
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although the total number of people within the larger Bromborough Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral was 13,963. ^[3]
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. ^[4]

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Community

Transport

References

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.
East of the A41, towards the River Mersey, is industrial development and includes Bromborough Pool ^[5], 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.
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.
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'.
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.

References

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