Towns & cities · North Wales
Burtonwood
Burtonwood — village in Burtonwood and Westbrook, Cheshire, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- St Helens Junction · 2.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Burtonwood is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 11,265 people. Address: WA5. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Burtonwood and Westbrook, Cheshire, UK". Coordinates: 53.4302°, -2.6614°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Burtonwood is a village in the civil parish of Burtonwood and Westbrook, in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the name Burtonwood is known worldwide as the location of the former RAF Station Burtonwood military camp. Burtonwood village itself is a few miles away from the site of the former station. The civil parish also includes Westbrook, which is a council ward and suburb of Warrington. At the 2001 census, the population of the civil parish was 11,265.
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Background
History
Burtonwood was a chapelry in the ancient parish of Warrington, in the West Derby Hundred of Lancashire. It was later created a civil parish and was part of the Warrington Poor Law Union and then the Warrington Rural District. By 1974 the village of Burtonwood became part of Warrington District and is now part of the Warrington Unitary Authority. It is still a civil parish (now named Burtonwood and Westbrook) and thus has its own parish council. Burtonwood's population rose from 990 in 1861 to 2,408 in 1911 as the mining and brewing industries grew. The village of Burtonwood saw its greatest increase in housing and population post 1945 when the locally named 'miners estate' was built and…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4302, -2.6614
- District
- Warrington
- Parish
- Burtonwood and Westbrook
- Postcode
- WA5
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warrington North
- Population
- 11,265
- Nearest railway station
- St Helens Junction — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q995213 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burtonwood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Michael's Church, Burtonwood.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burtonwood?
- Burtonwood is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode WA5), in the parish of Burtonwood and Westbrook.
- Is Burtonwood free to visit?
- Yes, Burtonwood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burtonwood?
- The nearest railway station is St Helens Junction, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA5.