Bebington

53.35 - 3.0166666666667Koordinaten: 53 ° 21 ' N, 3 ° 1' W

Bebington is a city in Merseyside, England. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula, the River Mersey and has around 57,000 inhabitants. At the city is also the area of Port Sunlight, one of the early industrial cities.

Sons and daughters

Among the most famous people whose birthplace is Bebington, include:

  • Charlotte Dod (1871-1960), considered one of the most versatile athletes of all time next to Babe Zaharias and in 1887 as the youngest ever athlete won the Wimbledon Championships.
  • William Dod (1867-1954), English archer and Olympic champion
  • Michael Goodliffe (1914-1976), British actor
  • Harold Sanderson (1859-1932), British businessman and director of the White Star Line at the time of the Titanic disaster in 1912.

Bebington in the film

The sports stadium in Bebington was the setting for the film Chariots of Fire. It was in the movie, the Paris Olympic Stadium from 1924 represents the streetlight in the churchyard of St. Andrews was the inspiration for the lantern that play a role in CS Lewis 's Chronicles of Narnia plays.

  • Location in Merseyside
  • Wirral
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