Bromborrow

"BROMBORROW, (or Bromborough), a parish in the higher and lower divisions of the hundred of Wirrall, in the county palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the S. of Birkenhead. It is a station on the Birkenhead railway. The parish lies on the W. bank of the river Mersey, and contains the township of Brimstage. It Was the site of a small monastery, founded early in the 10th century by Ethelfleda, Countess of Mercia, which flourish but for a short time, being destroyed before the Norman Conquest. The manor afterwards formed part of the demesne of St. Werburgh's Abbey, Chester. The monks obtained the grant of a Weekly market and an annual fair, which have long ceased to be held. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Chester, Worth £51, in the patronage of the dean and chapter. The church, a small building With a Wooden tower, has some portions in the Norman style, and is dedicated to St. Barnabas. There are charitable endowments which produce £5 a year. Bromborough Hall is situated in a pleasant park on the banks of the Mersey, of which it commands a good view.

"BRIMSTAGE, a township in the parish of Bromborrow, hundred of Wirrall, in the county palatine of Chester, 4 miles to the N.E. of Great Neston."