Birkenhead

American

[bur-kuhn-hed] / ˈbɜr kənˌhɛd /

noun

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

Birkenhead ¹ British

/ ˌbɜːkənˈhɛd /

noun

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

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

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The 36-year-old was born in Birkenhead but moved to Wales with his mother Christine after his parents divorced when he was two.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Cammell Laird, for instance, now builds the bow sections for the Type 26 frigates and transports them on barges from their Birkenhead base to Govan on the Clyde.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

Home, for Faith, is with her parents in Birkenhead, Wirral.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025

Some years ago, when we were all lads together, young Bardolph, who is the son of an innkeeper at Rothwell, came riding past Birkenhead with some village comrades of his.

From Cedric, the Forester by Bernard Gay Marshall

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