Coordinates: 53°25′50″N 2°35′51″W / 53.430623°N 2.597622°W / 53.430623; -2.597622

Winwick
Winwick  Winwick shown within Cheshire
Population	4,366 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ603928
Parish	Winwick
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Warrington
Postcode district	WA2
Dialling code	01925
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Warrington North
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

St Oswald's Church, Winwick

Winwick is a village and civil parish in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. Until 1 April 1974, Winwick was administered as part of Lancashire with the rest of north Warrington. It is 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]

[edit] 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 English Civil War in 1649, where Oliver Cromwell defeated a mainly Scottish royalist army.

The Captain of the RMS Titanic, Edward Smith, married Sarah Eleanor Pennington on 13 January 1887 at St. Oswald's Church.

A mile west of the village runs the West Coast Main Line, which in 1934 was the site of an accident in which 11 people were killed.

[edit] 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, with houses ranging from £200,000 to £500,000. Winwick previously had a post office and currently has a community leisure centre, a pub (The Swan), a nail salon, an estate agency, a florist, 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.^[2] 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 of the main A49.

[edit] See also

• St Oswald's Church, Winwick

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• "Winwick Pig"
• Parkside Action Group
• Winwick car boot sale
• Winwick Hospital
• Winwick Quay Business Park