Wincham

Wincham

Pick Mere, Wincham
Wincham
 Wincham shown within Cheshire
Population 2,162 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSJ688763
Civil parishWincham
Unitary authorityCheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORTHWICH
Postcode district CW9
Dialling code 01606
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentTatton
List of places
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England
Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°17′00″N 2°28′00″W / 53.283333°N 2.466667°W / 53.283333; -2.466667

Map of civil parish of Wincham in the former borough of Vale Royal

Wincham is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.[1] It is about three miles north of Northwich in the Cheshire Plain. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs through the parish.

The whole area around Wincham was the site of salt mining for many years, with the Lion Salt Works at nearby Marston. This industry finally ceased in the village in 2005 when New Cheshire Salt Works was bought by British Salt and closed down the following year. In 2015 the Lion Salt Works re-opened to provide a museum on the history of salt production in Cheshire. A butterfly garden in the grounds is managed by Butterfly Conservation.[2]

The population of the parish was:

The village is home to Wincham Community Primary School.[3]

It is home to Witton Albion Football Club who moved to Wincham Park in 1989.[4]

See also

References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319229064.
  2. "Lion Salt Works - Heritage Centre". www.visitcheshire.com. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. "Wincham Community Primary School". www.winchamcp.cheshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. "Within Albion FC: Ground and Facilities". wittonalbionfc.89media.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2016.


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