The population in 2021 was recorded as 174,970 for the built-up area and 210,900 for the wider borough,[1][2]the latter being more than double that of 1968 when it became anew town.The population of Warrington stood at 211,200[3]people as of 22 April 2024. Warrington is the largest town in the ceremonial county of Cheshire.
Warrington was founded by theRomansat an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by theSaxonWærings.[4]By theMiddle Ages,Warrington had emerged as amarket townat thelowest bridging pointof the river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time.[5]
The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington coincided with theIndustrial Revolution,particularly after the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century. TheWest Coast Main Lineruns north to south through the town, and the Liverpool to Manchester railway (theCheshire Linesroute) west to east. TheManchester Ship Canalcuts through the south of the borough (west to east). TheM6,M56andM62 motorwaysform a partial box around the town and are all accessible through Warrington.
The earliest known appearance of the name is "Weringtun", when before theNorman Conquestit was the head of ahundred.[6]An entry in theDomesday Bookin AD 1086 named it as "Wallintun".[7]The root is likely theOld Englishwordwaru– meaning "those that care for, watch, guard, protect, or defend." The suffix-ingis acognateofinge,an ethnonym for theIngaevonessaid variously to mean "ofYngvi,"[8]"family, people or followers of"[9]or agenitivepluralform of an inhabitant appellation.[10]The suffix "ton" is from the Old English wordtunmeaning "fenced area" or "enclosure."
Warrington has been a major crossing point on theRiver Merseysince ancient times and there was aRomansettlementatWilderspool.[11]Local archaeological evidence indicates that there were also Bronze Age settlements.[citation needed]Inmedievaltimes Warrington's importance was as a market town and bridging point of the River Mersey. The first reference to a bridge at Warrington is found in 1285.[12]The origin of the modern town was located in the area aroundSt Elphin's Church,now included in theChurch StreetConservation Area,[13]established whilst the main river crossing was via a ford approximately 1 km upriver ofWarrington Bridge.[14]Warrington was the first paved town in Lancashire, which took place in 1321.[15]
Warrington was a fulcrum in theEnglish Civil War.The armies ofOliver Cromwelland theEarl of Derbyboth stayed near the old town centre (theparish churcharea). Popular legend has it that Cromwell lodged near the building which survives on Church Street as the Cottage Restaurant. TheMarquis of Granbypublic house bears a plaque stating that theEarl of Derby'had his quarters near this site'. Dents in the walls of the parish church are rumoured to have been caused by thecannonsfrom the time of the civil war. On 13 August 1651 Warrington was the scene of the last Royalist victory of the civil war when Scots troops underCharles IIandDavid Leslie, Lord Newark,fought Parliamentarians underJohn Lambertat theBattle of Warrington Bridge.
The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution, particularly after the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century. As Britain became industrialised, Warrington embraced the Industrial Revolution becoming a manufacturing town and a centre of steel (particularly wire), textiles, brewing, tanning and chemical industries. The navigational properties of the River Mersey were improved, canals were built, and the town grew yet more prosperous and popular. When the age of steam came, Warrington naturally welcomed it, both as a means of transport and as a source of power for its mills.
Warrington was the location of theBurtonwood RAF baseandRisley Ordnance Factory.DuringWorld War II,RAF Burtonwood served as the largestUS Army Air Forceairfield outside the United States, and was visited by major American celebrities includingHumphrey BogartandBob Hopewho entertained theGIs.The RAF station continued to be used by the USAAF and subsequently USAF as a staging post for men and material until its closure in 1993.
Warrington was designated anew townin 1968 and consequently the population grew in size, with many of the town's new residents moving fromLiverpoolorManchester,with theBirchwoodarea being developed on the formerROF Risleysite. Newcouncil housingwas built for families rehousing fromslum clearancesin Liverpool or Manchester, while Warrington's new private housing estates also became popular with homeowners.
Heavy industry declined in the 1970s and 1980s but the growth of the new town led to a great increase in employment in light industry, retail, distribution and technology.
On 20 March 1993, theProvisional Irish Republican Army(IRA) detonated two bombs in Warrington town centre. The blasts killed two children: three-year-old Johnathan Ball died instantly, and twelve-year-old Tim Parry, from the Great Sankey area, died five days later in hospital. Around 56 other people were injured, four seriously. Their deaths provoked widespread condemnation of the organisation responsible. The blast followed a bomb attack a few weeks earlier on a gas-storage plant in Warrington.
Tim Parry's father, Colin Parry, foundedThe Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace(known as the Peace Centre) as part of a campaign to reconcile communities in conflict. The centre opened on the seventh anniversary of the bombing, 20 March 2000. He and his family still live in the town.
In October 1987,Swedishhome products retailerIKEAopened its first British store in the Burtonwood area of the town, bringing more than 200 retail jobs to the area.[18]
In 1813improvement commissionerswere appointed for the township of Warrington, being the town's first form of urban local government; prior to that the town was governed by itsvestryandmanorial courts.[23]The town was incorporated as amunicipal boroughby aroyal charterdated 3 April 1847. The borough boundaries differed from the township in some areas: more rural parts of the Warrington township were excluded from the borough, whereas the built-up parts of Latchford on the south bank of the Mersey in Cheshire were included within the borough.[24]
From 1847 until 1889 the borough straddled Lancashire and Cheshire. In 1889 boroughs which straddled county boundaries were placed entirely in the county which had the majority of the population, and so the part of the borough south of the Mersey was transferred from Cheshire to Lancashire.[25]The borough boundaries were subsequently enlarged on several occasions, notably in 1890, 1933 and 1954.[26][27][28]
The town had its own police force from 1847 to 1969.[29]
After the May 2024 election the political makeup of the borough council was as follows: 42 Labour councillors, 12 Liberal Democrats, 3 Independents and 1 Conservative.[30]
Great SankeyParish Council - 15 Councillors, 5 Wards (Central - 5 Councillors [5Labour], Liverpool Road - 1 Councillor [1Labour], North - 4 Councillors [3Labour,1Independent], South - 4 Councillors [4Labour], South West - 1 Councillor [1Labour]).
Warrington has a temperatemaritime climatewith warm summers and cool winters. Rain is spread across the year, with thunderstorms only usually occurring in the summer months. Summer heat waves are rare but can cause temperatures to exceed 30 °C. Summers are usually snow free and rarely experience high winds. Winters are generally cold, with most days around 0 °C. Moreover, during occasional lengthy cold snaps, night-time temperatures have been known to fall to −12 °C with lying snow lasting for weeks. Ground frost regularly occurs from late October until late March. High winds are common in winter, although rarely abovegale force7.
Climate data for Warrington, United Kingdom (1981–2010)
Warrington is within agreen beltregion that extends into the wider surrounding counties, and is in place to reduceurban sprawl,prevent the towns in the nearbyManchesterandMerseysideconurbations from further convergence, protect the identity of outlying communities, encouragebrownfieldreuse, and preserve nearby countryside. This is achieved by restricting inappropriate development within the designated areas, and imposing stricter conditions on permitted building.[33]
The main urban area and larger villages of the borough are exempt from the green belt area, but surrounding smaller villages, hamlets and rural areas such as Rixton, Glazebrook, Higher Walton, Kenyon, Stretton, Hatton,Broomedgeare 'washed over' with the designation. The green belt was first drawn up in 1977 underCheshire County Council,[33]and the size in the borough in 2017 amounted to 11,500 hectares (115 km2;44 sq mi).[34]
A subsidiary aim of the green belt is to encourage recreation and leisure interests,[33]with rural landscape features and facilities including Walton Hall gardens with zoo and bicycle museum, St Oswald's Church and well, the River Mersey with valley and trail,River Bollin,Manchester Ship Canal,Bridgewater Canal,Appleton Reservoir, numerous playing fields, parks and golf clubs, Cuerdley and Norton marshes, theTrans Pennine Trail,theMerseyForest project, and Sow Brook.
At the 2011 census, Warrington had a total population of 202,200, of which 49.6% are male and 50.4% are female.[35]The average age of the population is 38.06 years, which is slightly below the regional and national averages. In 2018 it was estimated that the current population of Warrington is 209,500.
In addition to English, a further 36 languages were recorded spoken by more than 0.01% of Warrington's population aged 3 and over in the 2011 census. Those spoken by more than 0.1% werePolish(0.88%),Slovak(0.21%),Urdu(0.14%),Latvian(0.12%) Non Mandarin or CantoneseChinese(0.12%) andTagalog/Filipino(0.11%).
There are around 100 churches or other Christian communities, two mosques, and a Sikh temple Guru Nanak Gurdwara which is the only Sikh place of worship in Cheshire.[36]
The most multicultural parts of Warrington are in the town centre, as well as the western and north western suburbs, such as Bewsey and Westbrook. In 2011, the town was 92.9%White British,2.3% other White, 2.4%Asianand 0.3% Black.
At the 2011 census, the borough of Warrington had 85,100 households. From 2001 data (80,593 households), 76% were owner occupied, 17.6% were rented from the council, 4.8% were rented from other sources and 1.6% of houses had residents who lived rent free. Warrington has a population density of 10.7 residents per hectare, and 31.9% of residents describe the borough as a comfortably well-off area. 4.3% of households are deemed overcrowded. Of the total population, 5.8% of residents are on some form of benefits.
At 2005, the borough of Warrington had 63.6% employment, with only 2.9% of all economically active people unemployed – although a substantial rise began in 2008 due to therecession.2.3% of the population are students in full-time higher education. 31.1% of the total population are economically inactive (due to retirement, ill health, or full-time carer status). According to borough statistics, of the population (in the Borough of Warrington in 2005). 26.9% are unqualified (either due to leaving school early or failing the end of school examinations). 46.4% have level 1 or 2 qualifications (level 1 being 1+ GCSE (A*-G) or "O" Level or equivalent, level 2 being 5+ GCSEs (grades A-C), 1+'A' levels/ AS levels (A-E) or equivalent). 19.7% have received level 3+ qualifications (meaning 2+ A-levels (A-E), 4+ AS-levels (A-E) or equivalent minimum).
There is a largeUnileverfactory in Warrington where powder detergents are made. In January 2020, Unilever put the plant under review owing to a fall in demand for washing powder compared with other forms of detergent.[38]
Warrington Council and Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are major employers in the borough.
ESR Technology's main operations are located at Warrington.
In spite of its proximity to significant retail areas inManchester,Liverpool,Chesterand the out-of-townTrafford Centre,Warrington continues to have one of the larger shopping centres inNorth West England.Despite the competition, Warrington has seen an increase in its customer trade, due in part to the modernisation of the town centre. It has a shopping centre (Golden Square) first opened in 1974,[39]which has been extended to include aPrimarkstore, and a new bus station.[40]
The old Cockhedge Textile Mill was demolished and replaced by another shopping mall. The main shopping streets are Buttermarket Street, Horsemarket Street, Sankey Street andBridge Street.Where these four streets intersect at Market Gate, there is a redevelopment with a large fountain and "guardians" (known locally as "the skittles" ) designed byHoward Ben Tré.Musical instrument retailerDawsons Musicoriginates in the town, and was located on Sankey Street from 1898 until 2019.[41]The town also has a large indoor market which was redeveloped as part of the Time Square development which brought the return of a cinema in the town centre along with office space, restaurants, bars and retail opportunities.[42]
The town also has several other small shopping malls located in the town centre and throughout the town such as Hatters Row and Birchwood Mall.[43]IKEAchose Warrington as the location for their first store when they came to the UK; the store is located in the large out-of-town shopping area of Gemini, which is home to one of the largestMarks and Spencerstores in the UK. Nearby to this, there is also an ODEON Luxe cinema, which was refurbished in 2019.[citation needed][44]
There isten-pin bowlinglocated in the town centre and at Winwick Quay, and indoor paintball. An indoor karting centre is located near to Bank Quay. Pitch and putt and crazy golf are available at Walton Hall and Gardens. A Laser Quest arena and a snooker club can also be found in Warrington, both located close to the town centre.Gulliver's Worldtheme park is located in Old Hall, Apple Jack's Farm theme park is situated inStretton.
TheOmega Development Siteclose to theM62on the northern edge of Warrington, on part of the site of theBurtonwood Airbase,was intended to be a major business park but has instead been developed as mainly warehousing with a large residential area.
Other planned developments in Warrington were delayed by the economic climate, but redevelopment of the Time Square area, including a new Market, multi-story car park with around 1,200 spaces, cinema, retail outlets and council offices was completed in 2020 with an estimated cost of £142 million.
Warrington is developing a newLocal Planbut plans to build 24,000 new homes were scaled back as government guidance changed. Included in the plans would be a new "Garden City Suburb" in the south of Warrington. The four main areas of growth as outlined in the planning were the waterfront around theRiver Mersey,the town centre, the Garden City Suburb and south west urban extension.[45]
Warrington's Own Buses,one of the fewmunicipal bus companiesto survive in public ownership, runs most bus services within the town. TheBee NetworkandArriva North Westprovide bus links to surrounding destinations such as Manchester, the Trafford Centre, Liverpool, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes and Chester. A real-timepassenger information systemis installed at some bus stops. A new bus station known as Warrington Interchange opened in 2006 at the Golden Square Shopping Centre.
The River Mersey runs through the heart of the town dividing it in two. There are only two main thoroughfares crossing the Mersey in Warrington: atWarrington Bridgeat Bridge Foot and at the Kingsway Bridge. Before the M6 was built, these routes were very busy with through traffic.
TheManchester Ship Canalruns through the south of the town; three swing bridges and a high-level cantilever bridge provide crossing points. Although shipping movements on the ship canal are far less frequent than in years past, they can cause severe delay to local road traffic. TheBridgewater Canalruns through the borough from the village of Lymm to Walton Hall and Gardens, a local park/leisure area. The course of theSankey Canalruns through the west of the town, although the only navigable section is at the lock to theRiver Merseyestuary at Fiddlers Ferry.
The interchange consists of 19 departure stands, numbered from 1 to 19, all of which employ a drive-in reverse-out layout. Each stand has a computerised information screen which also ties into thereal-time information system.All stands are served from the main concourse building, which contains toilets, a newsagent, cafe, and a combined travel and tourist information office. There is access to the Golden Square shopping centre via escalators and lifts. The exits on the eastern side of the building lead onto Winwick Street, on which can be found ataxi rankandWarrington Central railway stationwithin around 100 metres.
Warrington Bus Interchange (also known as Warrington Interchange) opened on 21 August 2006,[47]next to the site of a temporary terminus that had been in use for the past thirteen months. The new interchange was built in conjunction with the extension and upgrade of the adjoiningGolden Square shopping centre,and replaced the previous bus station which dated from 1979.[48]
In 2021, a 3.5 metre artwork was painted on glass at the bus station.[49]
In March 2017Warrington Borough Councilmade an unsuccessful bid to become theUK City of Culturein 2021.[50]However, various aspects of the town's cultural heritage gained prominence as a result of the bid such as the Grade II-listedWarrington Transporter Bridge,the last railway transporter bridge in the world, and theWarrington Academywhich once earned the town the nickname of the Athens of the North.[51]
Warrington has a concert hall (theParr Hall), an arts centre (the Pyramid), three museums, and various public libraries throughout the borough. Warrington Central Library was the first rate-supported library in the UK.[citation needed]
A number of festivals, carnivals andwalking daysare held annually in the Warrington area. Warrington Walking Day – originally a Sunday school festival – is held on the closest Friday to the last day of June, and the town centre is closed to traffic as churches walk together through the streets.[55]
Other festivals, besides the many walking days, include:
A regular series of freeclassical musicconcerts take place in Bold Street Methodist Church, organised by WACIDOM.[56]This charity is also responsible for the biennial Warrington Competition for Young Musicians, held atArley Hall.Regular classical recitals also take place atWalton HallandSt Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall.Warrington also has many musical groups, including Warrington Male Voice Choir, Gemini Musical Theatre Company (formerly Warrington Light Opera), Warrington Youth Orchestra,North Cheshire Wind Orchestra,Centenary Theatre Companyand ladies a cappella choir, the Cheshire Chord Company.
Warrington is home to the Neighbourhood Weekender music festival[58]which takes place in Victoria Park during the May bank holiday weekend. The event was first launched in 2018, over 50,000 people attended the event over the two days. The event was repeated in 2019 and was scheduled to return in 2020 but did not take place as a result of theCOVID-19 lockdown.The event was subsequently held in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Plans for a 2024 festival were cancelled but will take place again in 2025.[59]
Warrington has an array of open spaces, including parks, trails, nature reserves and gardens rich in history and visual beauty. Many of these attractions are dog friendly, and free of charge to enter, usually with man-made paths created to ensure safety. The attractions include:
Culcheth Linear park- open 24hrs, with public toilets, parking, and staff based around the park
Lymm Dam pictured at sunsetLymm dam- open 24hrs, water features, wildlife and woodland walks. Also hasanglingopportunities and links to theTrans Pennine trail.
New Cut heritage and ecology trail- ongoing project including linear footpaths, Paddington meadows nature reserve, and links to several other parks in the area (listed below)
Risley Moss local nature reserve- works with schools and partakes in regular subjects to help aid the life of local wildlife. Includes car parking and toilets
Sankey valley park- open 24hrs, includes picnic benches, car parking,anglingopportunities and play areas.
Trans Pennine Trail- open 24hrs, suitable for cycling, walking and running. Links to many other paths in the area.
Victoria park- includes sports facilities, changing facilities, training pitches, ASICS Stadium, play area and home to the annual Neighbourhood Weekender music festival
Walton gardens- includes gardens,Walton hall,petting zoo, play areas, mini golf and footpaths accessible to all.
Warrington is also home to other small parks and open spaces such Woolston park, Birchwood forest park and Bank park. Most open areas are dog friendly and only require unfriendly dogs to be kept under proper control by owners.
Rugby leagueis the town's premier sport in the form ofWarrington Wolves,who were historically nicknamed "The Wire"[63]because of Warrington's history of wire making. In 2003 the club leftWilderspool Stadium,its home for over a century, and moved to theHalliwell Jones Stadium.Warrington RLFCare the only team to have played every season in the top flight of rugby league. They established themselves as one of the leading rugby clubs in the country by taking home theChallenge Cupfor two years running in 2009 and 2010 and a further win in 2012. This was won by them for the first time since 1974.[64]
The club also reached the cup finals in 2016 and 2018, where they lost to Hull FC & Catalans Dragons respectively. In 2019, Warrington triumphed over St Helens in the Challenge Cup Final, 18-4, to lift the trophy for the 7th time. In 2011 the Wolves gained the Super League Leaders Shield for the first time (winning again in 2016), and in 2012 they appeared in the Super League Grand Final for the first time versus Leeds Rhinos with the chance to become only the third team to win the Challenge Cup/Grand Final double – however, they lost. They also reached the Grand Final again in 2013, 2016 and 2018, losing to Wigan Warriors on all occasions, Warrington's last domestic title came in 1955, when they beat Oldham at Manchester City'sMaine Road.Warrington is represented in theBritish Amateur Rugby League Associationleagues by:
Bank Quay Bulls ARLFC
Burtonwood Bulldogs ARLFC
Crosfields ARLFC
Culcheth Eagles ARLFC
Latchford Albion ARLFC
Rylands ARFLC
Woolston Rovers ARLFC
Footballis represented byWarrington TownatCantilever Park,next to theManchester Ship Canal.The club has several nicknames including Town, Yellows and The Wire. Warrington Town are currently inNational League Northfollowing promotion in 2023. Warrington's biggest success was in the 2014 FA Cup where they reached the first round proper for the first time, whilst in the eighth tier. Warrington drewExeter Cityof the fourth tier, who were at the time of the game 100 places above the Yellows. The match was shown live on BBC One and sold out Cantilever Park. Warrington famously won the game 1–0, but lost to 5th-tierGatesheadin the second round. The town also has anothernon-leagueteam,Rylands F.C.who currently play in theNorthern Premier LeaguePremier Division.[65]
Rowing in Warrington may well have been taking place for nearly 200 years. It is known that Warrington Regatta is well over 150 years old, often attracting large crowds on the riverbank.
The modern Warrington rowing club started in the mid-1980s and is based near Kingsway Bridge. Warrington is home to both recreational and competitive rowers.[citation needed]
Warrington Athletic Club is based atVictoria Park,where a new eight-lane synthetic track was built in 1998, after the original track was destroyed in a fire the previous year.
Speedwayracing, formerly known as dirt track racing, was staged in Warrington in its pioneering era between 1928 and 1930. The track entered a team in the 1929English Dirt Track Leagueand the 1930Northern League.Efforts to revive the venue in 1947 failed to materialise.
Warrington Wolves Basketball team was set up in 2009 and competes in the English Basketball League Division Four.[citation needed]
Warrington has four predominant rugby union teams: Warrington RUFC, Lymm RFC, Gentlemen of Moore RUFC and Eagle RUFC, who are based at Thornton Road.[citation needed]
Warrington's longest established newspaper is theWarrington Guardian.Published weekly and costing £1, it is currently owned byNewsquestand has sales of just over 17,000.[67]Bridge Foot based Orbit News Ltd produce a monthly free news magazine,Warrington Worldwide,as well as three community magazines, Warrington Worldwide, Lymm Life (first published April 1999) and Culcheth Life (First published April 2003) and the daily news website. The free monthly newspaperCheshire Timesis also distributed in the southern half of the borough.
Susanna Wright(1697 in Warrington – 1784), colonial American poet[77]and pundit, botanist, business owner and legal scholar
Hamlet Winstanley(1698–1756), painter and engraver;[78]designer of Stanley Street in Warrington town centre. Born in Warrington and lived there in his later years before dying there.
Joseph PriestleyFRS, (1733–1804), non-conformist clergyman,[82]philosopher and scientist, discoverer of oxygen; lived in Warrington and taught at theWarrington Academybetween 1761 and 1767
Thomas PercivalFRS FRSE FSA (1740 in Warrington − 1804), physician and author, crafted the first modern code of medical ethics
George Formby(1904–1961), entertainer, lived for many years in Warrington and is buried in Warrington Cemetery, with his fatherGeorge Formby Sr,also an entertainer[100]
Geoffrey Hewitt(1934–2019) FREng, FRS, British chemical engineer notable for contributions to heat transfer and multiphase flow, in 2007 recipient ofGlobal Energy Prize
Dave Cook(1941 in Warrington–1993), British communist activist, also known as a rock climber
Ossie Clark(1942–1996), fashion designer, raised in Warrington, attended William Beamont Secondary Technical School[104]
Pete McCarthy(1951–2004), actor, born in Warrington, honoured in a plaque on the wall of the Pyramid Arts Centre
Steve Parker(born 1952 in Warrington), writer of children's and adult's science books
Martin Sixsmith(born 1954 in Warrington), author and radio/television presenter, primarily working for the BBC. His bookPhilomenawas made into the film starringJudi DenchandSteve Coogan,who played Sixsmith
Joan Ryan(born 1955 in Warrington), politician, MP forEnfield North1997–2010 and 2015–2019
Rebekah Brooks(born 1968), journalist, newspaper editor and former chief executive ofNews International,attended Appleton Hall County Grammar School in Warrington[111]
Edna Savage(1936 in Warrington – 2000), traditional pop singer
Tim Curry(born 1946), actor, singer and composer, born in Warrington and lived in Grappenhall
Pete WatermanOBE (born 1947), record producer, lives in Warrington, in south Warrington, near daresbury[116]
John Maines(born 1948 in Warrington), musician, trombone player and active figure in the British brass band movement as a performer, conductor, tutor, compere and concert presenter
Gareth Jones(born 1954 in Warrington), music producer and engineer notable for working withDepeche Mode
Miles Tredinnick,also known as Riff Regan (born Warrington 1955), rock musician, songwriter and a stage and screenwriter
Fred Worrall(1910 in Warrington– 1979), footballer, made 425 professional appearances
Harold 'Moggy' Palin(1916 in Warrington–1990), professional rugby league footballer
Roger Hunt(1938-2021), footballer[124]forLiverpool F.C.,member of England's 1966 World Cup squad, born in Glazebury, lived in Warrington, made a Freeman of the Borough on 5 December 2016
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