Winwick, Cheshire
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Winwick is a village in the town of Warrington in Cheshire, England. Prior to 1974, Winwick was administered as part of Lancashire with the rest of north Warrington. It situated about three miles north of Warrington town centre, near Junction 22 of the M6 and Junction 9 of the M62.
[edit] Background History
Winwick was the site of a battle in the English Civil War in 1649, where Oliver Cromwell defeated a mainly Scottish royalist army.
King Oswald of Northumbria is believed to have been killed in the Winwick area and the parish church, dedicated to him, was reputedly located with guidance from the "Winwick Pig", a carving of which can still be seen on the church wall.
Notable spectres, in what is said to be the most haunted part of the most haunted town in England, include the Cromwellian Ironsides that are claimed to haunt the area around Hollins Lane, and Winwick Hospital, where a battle allegedly took place during the Civil War.
Winwick Hospital closed down in 1999, and a smaller hospital called Hollins Park is currently situated on the site. Hollins Park House is also the headquarters for the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust.
[edit] Location
Whilst Winwick is adjacent to two motorways, it is still a relatively compact village set in a rural location. Winwick has a Post Office and newsagent, a florists as well as "Thorougher Goods", a partner store of Bargain Booze.
The village also includes a council estate and Winwick Park with houses ranging from £200,000 to £500,000. Several celebrities are known to live in Winwick such as Kerry Katona and several Wigan Athletic Players such as Emile Heskey.
Another claim to Winwick's fame is that the Captain of the RMS Titanic, Edward Smith, married Sarah Eleanor Pennington on 13 January 1887 at St. Oswald's Church.
It is also home to a car boot sale site that runs on green belt land that also occasionally hosts a circus and touring fair.
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| The Borough of Warrington, Cheshire | |
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Civil Parishes |
Appleton • Birchwood • Burtonwood and Westbrook • Croft • Cuerdley • Culcheth and Glazebury • Grappenhall and Thelwall • Great Sankey • Hatton • Lymm • Penketh • Poulton-with-Fearnhead • Rixton-with-Glazebrook • Stockton Heath • Stretton • Walton • Winwick • Woolston |
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Unparished Areas |
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| Unitary authorities: | Halton • Warrington |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Chester City • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal |
| Cities/Towns: | Alsager • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire |
