Whitegate, Cheshire
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- For the towns in Ireland see, Whitegate, County Clare or Whitegate, County Cork.
| Whitegate | |
  Whitegate shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 971[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Whitegate and Marton |
| District | Vale Royal |
| Shire county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINSFORD |
| Postcode district | CW8 |
| Dialling code | 01606 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Eddisbury |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Whitegate is a small village in Cheshire, England, located near the towns of Northwich and Winsford. It is situated in the civil parish of Whitegate and Marton.
At its centre is an ancient Anglican church. In 2001, the population of the civil parish was found to be 971.[1]
Nearby Vale Royal Abbey was once the largest Cistercian abbey church in Britain.
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[edit] The Railway
Whitegate was once connected to the national rail network, although the station was some distance from the village centre.
The railway branched from the Chester to Manchester (via Northwich) line at Cuddington, with a single stop at Whitegate and terminated at Winsford and Over.
The line was principally used for freight to and from the numerous salt works in the Winsford area, although passenger services continued until the 1930s. The line was finally closed in the 1960s.
[edit] Whitegate Way
By the 1970s the course of the disused railway had been turned into a footpath and bridle way. It is now open from close to the original branch at Cuddington to the old Winsford and Over terminus near the River Weaver.
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