Warrington

:Alternate uses: see Warrington (disambiguation).

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Warrington, the United Kingdom?s third biggest town (as opposed to city), is a town and borough in North West England, between Manchester and Liverpool. It was traditionally in Lancashire, but was transferred to Cheshire in 1974. Since April 1, 1998 it has been an independent unitary authority and administrative county. It has crown and county courts, housed in a modern building.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - Town - City - Borough - North West - England - Manchester - Liverpool - Lancashire - Cheshire - 1974 - April 1 - 1998 - Unitary authority - Administrative county

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At the 2001 census the population was 191,084

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Landmarks in the town are the Town Hall (1750) and its Victorian golden gates (iron, painted in gold leaf), the "Guardians" artwork in the town centre by Howard Ben Tré, a statue of Oliver Cromwell next to the Academy (a dissenters' institute where Joseph Priestley taught and which is now, after being moved from its original location, the offices of a local newspaper), and the old Fish Market, with nearby a Mad Hatter's Tea Party statue (Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) was born in nearby Daresbury). Fiddlers Ferry Power Station in the borough is visible from many miles away.

Related Topics:
Howard Ben Tré - Oliver Cromwell - Joseph Priestley - Lewis Carroll - Daresbury - Fiddlers Ferry Power Station

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Warrington has grown rapidly in modern times (it was part of the Warrington-Runcorn New Town) and is seeking city status, and to that end it has developed a cultural quarter centred on Palmyra Square. It also has one of Britains lowest unemployment rates, due to the exponential growth Warrington has incurred, since 1997.

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A brand new urban village is set to be built in 2004, in West Warrington, called Chapelford Urban Village. It is to be built on the site of World War Two's largest air base, Burtonwood, which is now out of use.

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It is the largest Brownfield Land redevelopment in North-West England.

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In total, Chapelford Village will have 2,000 new homes hitting all sections of the market, from low-cost and shared ownership, to large, four and five bed detached.

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People from Warrington are known as "Warringtonians."

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