Warrington
Built-up area in Warrington, England
| Coordinates: | 53.388, -2.586 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 61 88 |
| Population: | 172,330 |
| Dialling code: | 01925 |
Warrington is a large market town in Cheshire, England, sitting on the banks of the River Mersey roughly halfway between Liverpool and Manchester. It began as a riverside crossing and market and expanded rapidly in the Industrial Revolution - the nearby Sankey Canal and later rail and road links helped develop chemical, wire and manufacturing industries, leaving a mix of Victorian architecture and industrial heritage.
Today Warrington is a regional commercial and logistics hub with strong retail and business parks (including the Golden Square shopping area), excellent motorway connections and a lively local culture centred on sport, music and community festivals; it functions both as a commuter base for the neighbouring cities and as a town with its own distinct riverside parks, museums and civic life.
Postcode districts covering Warrington
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 16 miles
- Liverpool 13.4 miles
- Birkenhead 19.6 miles
- Oldham 22.5 miles
- St. Helens 7.3 miles
- Wigan 11 miles
- Bolton 15.4 miles
- Stockport 17.8 miles
- Salford 14.2 miles
- Rochdale 23.1 miles
- Southport 24 miles
- Chester 18.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fairfield and Howley Ward 0.5 miles
- Latchford West Ward 0.6 miles
- Bewsey and Whitecross Ward 0.7 miles
- Latchford East Ward 1.1 miles
- Orford Ward 1.2 miles
- Poulton South Ward 1.3 miles
- Stockton Heath Parish 1.3 miles
- Great Sankey South Ward 1.7 miles
- Poplars and Hulme Ward 1.8 miles
- Poulton-with-Fearnhead Parish 1.9 miles
- Chapelford and Old Hall Ward 2.1 miles
- Walton Parish 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Warrington
WA2 0UJ, WA5 1DT, WA5 1HH, WA1 3TW, WA4 2YG, WA5 2NA, WA1 4PE, WA2 7GJ, WA2 9DP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 11.5 miles
- Manchester Airport 13 miles
- Warrington Central Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Warrington Bank Quay Railway Station 0.7 miles
Hotels in Warrington Ad
- Statham Lodge Hotel 3
- The Park Royal Hotel & Spa 4
- The Gulliver's Hotel
- Victoria Lodge 3
- Cat & Lion Country Pub and Hotel
- Premier Inn Warrington Central North 3
- Holiday Inn Warrington 3
- Parr's Bank Hotel 4
- Village Hotel Warrington 3
- Premier Inn Warrington - M6/J21 3
Schools in Warrington
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Collegiate Academy Secondary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood C of E Primary School Primary
- Birchwood Community High School Secondary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater High School Secondary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Callands Primary Academy Primary
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High School Secondary
- Chaigeley School Special
- Chapelford Village Primary School Primary
- Christ Church C of E Primary School Padgate Primary
- Cinnamon Brow C of E Primary School Primary
- Dallam Community Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Arley Hall Estate 6.1 miles
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles
- Marbury Hall Estate 7.6 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 9.8 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 10.3 miles
- Moss Lane Stadium 10.3 miles
- The Trafford Centre Shopping centre 11.1 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 11.2 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 11.4 miles
- Delamere Forest Forest 11.4 miles
- Vale Royal Abbey Historic site 11.4 miles
- Vale Royal Estate 11.9 miles