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PLACENAME: Hildeburgheye (1388). Hildeberg's island. From Old English personal name Hildeburg, it may have been that the monastery on the island was dedicated to St Hildeburgh. Hilburghee 1521; Hilbree 1538; Elborough 1891.
A burial ground was in use on the island in the Anglo Saxon and Medieval periods. A monastic house was established on Hilbre Island by Chester Abbey around 1081 and continued in use until the Dissolution. Photograph © Marc Clayton. 
Photograph of the view of Hilbre Island from the Wirral coast © Bob Williams. A flint-working site at Hilbre Point suggests Mesolithic use of Hilbre Island. Two tanged and barbed arrowheads have also been discovered. Third or fourth century Roman pottery sherds were found during excavations on the island. Back to the top | Back up to West Wirral | Back up to Merseyside |
