Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, in north west England.
- Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency), related constituency
- Birkenhead and Tranmere (ward), current Wirral Council ward (2004–present)
- Birkenhead (ward), Wirral Council ward (1980–2004)
Birkenhead may also refer to:
In places:
- Birkenhead, New Zealand, a suburb in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
- Birkenhead (New Zealand electorate), related constituency
- Birkenhead, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide
- Birkenhead Peak, British Columbia, Canada, and these nearby places:
- Birkenhead River
- Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, northwest of Birkenhead Peak and Gates Lake
- Birkenhead Rock, near Gansbaai, Western Cape, South Africa, on which HMS Birkenhead (1845) was wrecked
- Birkenhead, Western Cape, a populated place near Gansbaai in South Africa
- Birkenhead Point, New South Wales, a point in Sydney, Australia
In ships:
- HMS Birkenhead (1845), an iron-hulled troopship launched in 1845 and notably wrecked in 1852 with the loss of 450 lives
- HMS Birkenhead (1915), a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1915, in action at the Battle of Jutland, and sold in 1921
In people:
- Bishop of Birkenhead, an episcopal title
- Earl of Birkenhead, an extinct title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872–1930), British Conservative politician, Lord High Chancellor (1919–1922)
- Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (1907–1975), British biographer and Member of the House of Lords
- Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (1936–1985), British writer, historian and hereditary peer
- John Birkenhead (c. 1617–1679), British political writer and journalist
- Lillian Birkenhead (1905–1979), British swimmer
- Richie Birkenhead (born 1965), American rock musician and creative director
- Susan Birkenhead, American lyricist
- Frank Field, Baron Field of Birkenhead (born 1942), British Labour politician
In other uses:
- The Birkenhead drill, the marine evacuation protocol originated during the sinking of HMS Birkenhead (1845)
See also
- Birkenhead Point Factory Outlet Centre, a shopping centre in Sydney, Australia
- Birken, British Columbia, whose name is derived from the Birkenhead River and the adjacent Birkenhead Peak
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