Culcheth
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| Culcheth | |
  Culcheth shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 9,000 [1](2001) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Culcheth and Glazebury |
| Unitary authority | Warrington |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode district | WA3 |
| Dialling code | 01925 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Warrington North |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Culcheth is a very large village to the north-east of Warrington, England, approximately 6.5 miles (10.4km) away. It is one of the principal settlements in Culcheth and Glazebury civil parish. The village has a high school and sixth-form and 3 primary schools. It also has a library, 3 churches, 2 supermarkets, and a wide range of smaller more specialist shops clustered in and around its centre. It is well provided with eateries having 5 restaurants (upmarket English, Italian, Chinese and Indian), 2 cafes and 4 pubs. It is primarily residential, with a large village green at its heart where the annual Community Day is held in May. Pleasant walks are to be found along the old railway line which is now known as Culcheth Linear Park.
[edit] History
On Saxon maps showing south Lancashire the village is marked as "Calchuth" or "Celchyth." On these very early maps and deeds the name is also written as "Kilcheth," "Kylchith," and "Kilshaw." It is believed to derive from the Celtic, 'at the edge of a wood,' 'black wood' or 'retreat in a wood.', although the less likely Anglo-Saxon alternative, 'shoe-shaped heath' has also been suggested.
Another suggestion is that the name is Norman, from one of the families who settled in the area. Four families settled in the region, including the de Culcheths, de Risleys and de Holcrofts, and each contributed part of their crest to the crest of Culcheth. The area is known to have been established before or around the time of the Norman invasion, from its mention in the Domesday Book.
Until 1974, Culcheth was in Lancashire but was moved into Cheshire by the local government reorganisation.
[edit] Transport
Warrington Borough Transport operate two bus services between Warrington Town Centre and Leigh via the village centre. A combined 15 minute frequency is provided by services 19 and 28/28A on Monday to Saturday daytimes, with a combined 30 minute frequency on evenings and Sundays. The two services operate via the same route to Leigh, but the route to Warrington alternates between Croft/Winwick (service 19) [2] and Birchwood/Padgate (service 386/586) [3].
Culcheth used to have 2 railway stations on the line between Glazebrook and Wigan, Newchurch Halt and Culcheth Station. These closed to passengers in 1964 [4]. The former trackbed has been turned into Culcheth Linear Park.
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