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Winnington, Cheshire

Historical Description

Winnington, a township in Wilton or Northwich ecclesiastical parish, Cheshire, on the river Weaver, 1 mile NW of Northwich. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Northwich. Acreage, 806; population, 2246. The manor belonged anciently to the Wynningtons, passed to the Warburtons and the Pennants, and thence to Lord Stanley of Alderley and others. Winnington Bridge was the scene of a sharp conflict in the Civil Wars of Charles I. There are large and important alkali works.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyCheshire 
Civil parishGreat Budworth 
HundredEddisbury 
Poor Law unionNorthwich 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Winnington from the following:


Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cheshire is available to browse.


Maps

Online maps of Winnington are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Cheshire papers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitation of Cheshire, 1580 is available on the Heraldry page.

CountyCheshire West and Chester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Postal districtCW8
Post TownNorthwich

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