Cronton

Cronton is a small village on the border of Merseyside and Cheshire in England. Widnes town centre is about 5 miles away. The village has grown since the 1950s but in recent years has slowed with very little new housing development as it is surrounded by Green Belt. The village has two primary schools, a small grouping of shops and about 500 dwellings. Two pubs are located in the Village, The Unicorn and The Black Horse. The Cronton Fish Bar is well reputed in the area and is regarded as one of the best in the North West. Cronton is the location of Pex Hill JFC which is a fast growing junior football club that utilises the Holy Family Club as its social club.

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Cronton is an ancient village and was once a centre for the makers of watch parts and movements.

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The Catholic Church, Holy Family, was opened at the start of the 20th Century. Prior to this, many lifelong Cronton Catholics were carried to St Bartholomew's in Rainhill for burial. The area surrounding Liverpool has had a significant Catholic population for many years.

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Many of the 19th Century residents of Cronton were farmers. There was a blacksmith in Smithy Lane (adjacent to the Black Horse pub).

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Family names common in Cronton during the 19th Century census returns : Leather, Haughton, Critchley, Dwerryhouse, Atherton, Glover.

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Merseyside: Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England, Merseyside is named after the River Mersey and comprises the conurbation by the Mersey estuary centred upon Liverpool. The county was created in 1974 by the 1974 local government reform....

Cheshire: This article is about the English county. For other uses see Cheshire (disambiguation)...

England: :For an explanation of often confusing terms like England, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology)....