For Hazel To the best of my knowledge, Tranmere (and Higher Tranmere) have never been part of Bebington, but certainly next to it. (Likewise there is a Lower and Higher Bebington) The frontage of the Wirral facing the Mersey, opposite Liverpool, is a string of townships, all incorporating numerous villages, and in VERY simplistic terms runs from North to Southeast as follows...Wallasey, Birkenhead, Bebington, Bromborough/Eastham. This frontage must run for at least 8-10 miles, at a guess, hence the answer to your question, why would marriages take place in a chapel in Birkenhead instead of Bebington Parish Church. Long way - lots of churches in between. Tranmere is a part of Birkenhead that sits pretty much next to Bebington, and it's constituent villages of Rock Ferry and New Ferry (Note all the "Ferry" connections - the Priory is at a place actually formerly called Monks Ferry, now next door to the current landing stage of Woodside. The other current ferry terminal is in Wallasey, at Seacombe. New Brighton, at the Northern end of Wallasey, which once was, and is becoming again, a major local seaside attraction, used to have a pier and it's own Ferry). (Next to Tranmere is Prenton, home of the greatest Football team in the world, the mighty Tranmere Rovers FC.) No doubt I will attract a load of responses telling me I didn't mention this, or I should have said that, but this is just a very brief mental image for you of the area of which you are enquiring. Hope it helps. Andy Bell _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp