Cuerdley

Cuerdley is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England.^[1] It has a population of 107 (2001 census) and much of its area is farmland. A large part of Cuerdley is occupied by the Fiddlers Ferry Power Station, which was decommissioned in 2020. The small settlement of Cuerdley Cross is on the A562 (Widnes Road) to the north of the power station site.

Widnes Road at Cuerdley Cross

Cuerdley
Fiddlers Ferry Power Station
Cuerdley Location within Cheshire
Population	107 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ546864
Civil parish	Cuerdley
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WARRINGTON
Postcode district	WA5
Dialling code	0151
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Warrington South
List of places UK England Cheshire 53.373°N 2.681°W / 53.373; -2.681

The parish is crossed by a railway line, which used to serve the power station, and the disused St Helens Canal is alongside it. There was a short-lived station named Cuerdley in the 19th century.

A small part of the parish is detached from the rest, being south of the River Mersey, between the river and the Manchester Ship Canal.

References

1. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.