Woolston, Cheshire
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Woolston is a settlement and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington in the county of Cheshire, England. Formerly a township called 'Woolston with Martinscroft' within the parish of Warrington, there are two main settlements: Woolston to the west and Martinscroft to the east. Formerly within the historic county of Lancashire, the parish is on the north bank of the River Mersey and takes in Paddington to the south-west. It is bounded by the River Mersey to the south, Bruche and Padgate to the west, Longbarn and Birchwood to the north and Rixton to the east.
Woolston | |
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The River Mersey at Woolston | |
Location within Cheshire | |
Population | 7,156 (2011) |
OS grid reference | SJ645895 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WARRINGTON |
Postcode district | WA1 |
Dialling code | 01925 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
53.4013°N 2.5332°W / 53.4013; -2.5332 |
The township remained an agricultural community on the furthest outskirts of Warrington until the 1970s, when the development of Warrington New Town radically transformed its rural character. The parish is generally known as just Woolston.