Birkenhead

American  

[bur-kuhn-hed] / ˈbɜr kənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a seaport in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey River opposite Liverpool.

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Birkenhead ¹ British  

/ ˌbɜːkənˈhɛd /

noun

1. a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)

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Birkenhead ² British  

/ ˈbɜːkənˌhɛd /

noun

1. Frederick Edwin Smith , 1st Earl of, known as F. E. Smith . 1872–1930, British Conservative statesman, lawyer, and orator

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Birkenhead

Basildon, Birkenhead, Grimsby and Rotherham are among the bigger places in the running for the title of the UK's first Town of Culture.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

In Birkenhead, Merseyside, the "magic" is being used to support disadvantaged young people.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

Katherine Patricia Routledge was born in Birkenhead on 17 February 1929.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025

The 32-year-old ship was moved to the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead for a "highly complex" repair operation which required removal of the ship's engines.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025

There is a woodcut of Mercurius Aulicus in the pillory, which is supposed to 80 represent Sir John Birkenhead, who acquired the title of the Loyal Poet, and suffered several imprisonments.

From The Pictorial Press Its Origin and Progress by Jackson, Mason