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Whitegate
Whitegate shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 971 |
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| OS grid reference | SJ629693 |
| Parish | Whitegate and Marton |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WINSFORD |
| Postcode district | CW8 |
| Dialling code | 01606 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU 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, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester.
At its centre is an ancient Anglican church. Nearby Vale Royal Abbey was once the largest Cistercian abbey church in Britain
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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 near 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.
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 junction near Cuddington to the site of the Winsford and Over terminus near the River Weaver.
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