http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead
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Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. The town was famous as a sea port and as a centre for ship building as it was close to the maritime activity of Liverpool. The town is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside. Birkenhead, with the rest of the Wirral Peninsula, was (prior to 1974) part of the county of Cheshire. The Member of Parliament is Frank Field.
-The Impressionist painter Philip Wilson Steer (1860-1942) was born in Birkenhead
-World War One poet, Wilfred Owen (1893-1918), although born in Oswestry, was educated at the Birkenhead Institute. A road on the site of the re-located school has been named after him: Wilfred Owen Way. Another recently created road also bears his name in the form of Wilfred Owen Drive. His former home on Elm Grove is now adorned with a commemorative English Heritage Blue Plaque.
-'Dixie' Dean (1907-1980), record-breaking footballer, was born at 313 Laird Street
-Actress Megs Jenkins (1917-1998) was born in the town
-Cartoonist Norman Thelwell (1923-2004) was born in Birkenhead
-Patricia Routledge, best known for being Mrs. Hyacinth Bucket (pron. 'Bouquet'!) was born here in 1929 and attended Birkenhead High School where she sang in the choir and ran the Sunday School.
-Poet and artist Adrian Henri (1932-2000) was born in the town
-Philip Toosey of The Bridge on the River Kwai was born in Upton Road, Oxton
-Actor Lewis Collins, who portrayed the character of detective Bodie in the 1970s ITV series, "The Professionals", was born in Birkenhead in 1946.
-Comedian and TV host Paul O'Grady (also known as Lily Savage) was born in Birkenhead in 1955 and was a pupil at St. Anselm's College.
-The former England rugby union player Matt Dawson was born in Birkenhead on 31 October 1972. He was part of the England squad which won the Rugby World Cup in 2003.
-The Boo Radleys and cult 1980s indie band Half Man Half Biscuit hail from Birkenhead.
-Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, GCSI, PC (12 July 187230 September 1930)
-Despite being in England, Birkenhead hosted Wales's National Eisteddfod in 1917, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1879.
-The first Boy Scout group in the world was founded as the 1st Birkenhead YMCA in 1906. The original Scout headquarters were in Park Road West. In 1929 the 3rd World Scout Jamboree was held at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead.
-Birkenhead is the home of No.400 Squadron of the Air Training Corps.
-Birkenhead is mentioned in the song "What She Said" on the album Meat Is Murder by The Smiths: What she read/All heady books/She'd sit and prophesise/(It took a tattooed boy from Birkenhead/To really really open her eyes).
-The town is also mentioned in the song "Everything Is Sorrow" on the Boo Radleys' C'mon Kids album: I worked in Birkenhead for you/It brings me tears even now.
-Tranmere Rovers Football Club is based in the Tranmere area of Birkenhead.
-The Kingsland, a well known dance hall in Borough Rd (now a restaurant) has an unusual feature which is very interesting. The main entrance is actually a grand fireplace which came from a very grand old house in the town also named the Kingsland
meantioned in a song by the Smiths and a world cup winning rugby player