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Winton
Winton shown within Greater Manchester |
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| Population | 3,948 (2001 Census) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ7798 |
| Metropolitan borough | Salford |
| Metropolitan county | Greater Manchester |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M30 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Worsley and Eccles South |
| List of places: UK • England • Greater Manchester | |
Winton is an area located in the north-east of Eccles, within the metropolitan district of the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England.
Historically part of Lancashire, Winton is a primarily residential area and is surrounded by Patricroft, Peel Green, Monton, Barton, the centre of Eccles itself and Worsley.
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Winton is situated between Monton, Worsley, Peel Green and Patricroft and the village is divided by the Motorway interchange of M602, M60 and M62. The boundaries of Winton are, 1. the Liverpool - Manchester railway on New Lane (borders with Peel Green), 2. the railway on Worsley Road (borders with Patricroft), 3. the Bridgewater Canal bridge at the top of Parrin Lane (borders with Monton) and the Worsley Road/Barton Road change (borders with Worsley).
The name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon of windy village (win = windy and ton = village or hamlet).
Winton, along with some of its neighbouring villages, including Barton and Monton, is believed to be Saxon in origin. However, Winton is not in the Domesday Book although neighbouring Barton is. Winton is believed to have been originally known as Withinton. In 1262, Richard de Winton was granted 7 acres (28,000 m2) of land by former landowner, Thomas Grelley, at a rate of one shilling and two pence (1s 2d or 6p) per year. These 7 acres (28,000 m2) grew over the next few decades to become the hamlet of Winton.
Churches in Winton include the Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthew's (next to Winton Library) on Worsley Road and St. Mary Magdalene’s Parish Church on Grasmere Crescent / Westbourne Road ( Grade II listed building). There is a Baptist church (although its old building in Parrin Lane is now closed). The oldest building is St Mary Magdalene's Parish Hall (formerly a school before Westwood Park was opened) dating from 1888.
First Manchester and Arriva operate numerous bus services through Winton, from Eccles town centre as well as from Manchester, the Trafford Centre, Wigan. Winton is also used as a through-route for bus links to the Trafford Centre, Wigan, Worsley and the surrounding boroughs near Eccles. The following Arriva Routes Service Winton: 61, 62, 64, 65 (All Eccles Circulars) and the 556 (Sunday & Bank Holidays only). The following First Manchester Routes Serve Winton: 68 Trafford Centre - Bolton (Little Hulton/Farnworth after 18:00), 33 Manchester - Worsley (Wigan - Evenings and Sundays).
See Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive website for more details.
Winton does not have a railway station. The nearest station is in Patricroft at which one train an hour stops en route between Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street. These services are run by Northern Rail. The station is not serviced on Sunday or Bank Holidays. Winton does not have a nearby Manchester Metrolink station, the nearest one being in Eccles town centre.
The M60 and M602 both go through Winton. On the M60 the nearest motorway exits are Junctions 13 (Worsley) and 11 (Peel Green). On the M602 the nearest exit is Junction 1 (Eccles).
Winton has a number of schools including Westwood Park Community Primary; St. Gilbert's RC Primary and the St. Patrick's Catholic Secondary School on the border with Peel Green.