Winwick, Lancashire
| Winwick, Lancashire | |
| Lancashire | |
|---|---|
 St Oswald's Church, Winwick | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ603928 |
| Location: | 53°25’50"N, 2°35’51"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 4,366 (2001[1]) |
| Post town: | Warrington |
| Postcode: | WA2 |
| Dialling code: | 01925 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Warrington |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Warrington North |
Winwick is a village and parish in Lancashire, situated about three miles north of Warrington town centre, near Junction 22 of the M6 and Junction 9 of the M62. Winwick also borders Newton-le-Willows and Burtonwood.
According to the 2001 Census, the civil parish had a population of 4,366.[1]
History
King Oswald of Northumbria is believed to have been killed in the Winwick area and the parish church, dedicated to him, was reputedly located with guidance from the "Winwick Pig", a carving of which can still be seen on the church wall. Richard Sherlock was the incumbent at Winwick for some thirty years in the seventeenth century, and Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man, spent his early years in the care of Sherlock at Winwick.
Winwick was the site of a battle in the Civil War on 19 August 1648, where Oliver Cromwell defeated a mainly Scottish royalist army.[2]
The Captain of the RMS Titanic, Edward Smith, married Sarah Eleanor Pennington on 13 January 1887 at St Oswald's Church.
Winwick today
Although Winwick is next to two motorways, it remains a relatively compact village set in a rural location. The village also includes a council estate and Winwick Park. Winwick previously had a post office and currently has a community leisure centre, a pub (The Swan), a beauty salon, a hairdressers, Ashton's estate agency as well as "Thorougoods", a partner store of Bargain Booze. It is also home to a car boot sale site located on green belt land that also occasionally hosts a circus and touring fair.
Winwick Hospital, a large Victorian mental asylum, closed down in 1997.[3] A smaller hospital called Hollins Park is currently situated on the site. Hollins Park House is also the headquarters for the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust.
Winwick has a major business park and industrial estate, Winwick Quay Business Park, located on Calver Road just off the main A49 road.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2001 Census: Winwick". Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790900&c=Winwick&d=16&e=15&g=388141&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
- ↑ "The Battle of Winwick Pass"
- ↑ "Winwick Hospital Remembered... History". Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080515053355/http://dmnw26769.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/winwick/history.htm. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
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