Birkenhead (disambiguation)

Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, in north west England.

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)

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