Towns & cities · West Midlands
Thelwall
Thelwall — village in Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Padgate · 3.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Thelwall is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Address: WA4. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 53.3824°, -2.5309°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Thelwall is a suburban village in the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is close to the Lymm junction of the M6 motorway.
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Background
History
A fortified village was established at Thelwall in 923, in the reign of King Edward the Elder, which is mentioned in two very early sources, including the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: <blockquote>"Kynge Edwarde made a cite at Thelewall in [th]e northe parte of [th]e Marches, nye the water of Mersee, where he put certeyne knyghtes."—Higden's Polychronicon</blockquote> <blockquote>"A.D. 923. This year went King Edward with an army, late in the harvest, to Thelwall; and ordered the borough to be repaired, and inhabited, and manned. And he ordered another army also from the population of Mercia, the while he sat there to go to Manchester in Northumbria, to repair and to man it. This year died…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3824, -2.5309
- District
- Warrington
- Parish
- Grappenhall and Thelwall
- Postcode
- WA4
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warrington South
- Nearest railway station
- Padgate — 3.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q771868 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thelwall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Thelwall All Saints 2.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thelwall?
- Thelwall is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WA4), in the parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall.
- Is Thelwall free to visit?
- Yes, Thelwall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thelwall?
- The nearest railway station is Padgate, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA4.