Padgate

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Padgate was a village on the edge of Warrington, England, and today it is a large residential part of the town. During World War II it had a small RAF base. This RAF station will be well-remembered by thousands of young men who were selected for RAF National Service and on this site received their first taste of military discipline, ill-fitting uniforms and a severe haircut. It has an unmanned railway station on the Manchester-Liverpool line served by the local stopping service. Its parish church, Christ Church (1838), is a listed building.

In the centre of Padgate, next to the train line, is a large area of land and playing fields known as Bennett's Recreation Ground or simply Bennett's Rec. This is the home of the Woolston Rovers rugby league side. Following a fire at the club house/ bar, the club struggled to survive. Recently a new changing room facility has been built on the site of the former club house and the club is starting to rebuild.


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