64-584: Abram Council Offices is a municipal building in Warrington Road, Abram, Greater Manchester , England. The building is currently used as private apartments. After significant industrial growth in the mid-19th century, largely associated with the coal mining industry, a local board of health was formed in 1880. The local board initially established its offices at Abram Brow, just off Warrington Road. Abram became an urban district in 1894 and, in this context, civic leaders decided to erect new offices on
128-585: A new town . The population of Warrington stood at 211,200 people as of 22 April 2024. Warrington is the largest town in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. Warrington was founded by Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by the Saxon Wærings. By the Middle Ages , Warrington had emerged as a market town at the lowest bridging point of
192-412: A campaign to reconcile communities in conflict. The centre opened on the seventh anniversary of the bombing, 20 March 2000. He and his family still live in the town. In 1981, Warrington was the first place to field a candidate for the new Social Democratic Party : former Home Secretary Roy Jenkins stood for Parliament but lost to Labour Party candidate Doug Hoyle by a small number of votes. There
256-408: A doorway with an architrave and a keystone inscribed with the date of completion. The doorway was flanked by ornately carved columns supporting a cornice , above which there was a stone panel inscribed with the words "ADC Offices". There was an oriel window on the first floor and a small casement window in the moulded gable above. The left-hand outer bay contained a doorway on the ground floor and
320-430: A further 36 languages were recorded spoken by more than 0.01% of Warrington's population aged 3 and over in the 2011 census. Those spoken by more than 0.1% were Polish (0.88%), Slovak (0.21%), Urdu (0.14%), Latvian (0.12%) Non Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese (0.12%) and Tagalog / Filipino (0.11%). There are around 100 churches or other Christian communities, two mosques, and a Sikh temple Guru Nanak Gurdwara which
384-454: A substantial rise began in 2008 due to the recession . 2.3% of the population are students in full-time higher education. 31.1% of the total population are economically inactive (due to retirement, ill health, or full-time carer status). According to borough statistics, of the population (in the Borough of Warrington in 2005). 26.9% are unqualified (either due to leaving school early or failing
448-660: A temperate maritime climate with warm summers and cool winters. Rain is spread across the year, with thunderstorms only usually occurring in the summer months. Summer heat waves are rare but can cause temperatures to exceed 30 °C. Summers are usually snow free and rarely experience high winds. Winters are generally cold, with most days around 0 °C . Moreover, during occasional lengthy cold snaps, night-time temperatures have been known to fall to −12 °C with lying snow lasting for weeks. Ground frost regularly occurs from late October until late March. High winds are common in winter, although rarely above gale force 7. Warrington
512-538: Is "renowned to morris dancers". The Abram Morris Dancers' logo appears on the boundary signs for the village. Abram has one main primary school : St John's Church of England Primary School. John Elisha Grimshaw was an Abram-born recipient of the Victoria Cross , the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British and Commonwealth forces. Jenny Meadows
576-474: Is a dormitory village with a population of 9,855. Historically part of Lancashire , Abram anciently formed a township and chapelry in the parish of Wigan and hundred of West Derby . Abram appears in an entry of an ancient survey of Lancashire in 1212 under the name "Edburgham". The urbanisation and development of Abram largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution . Abram is at
640-573: Is a British athlete. She attended Abram C of E Primary School on Simpkin Street and still lives in Abram today. Her main event is the 800 m, where she was European Indoor Champion in 2011. Mick Burke was a well-known mountaineer and rescuer who lived in Abram. He lost his life on Mount Everest in 1975 whilst working as a cameraman for the BBC. Warrington Warrington ( / ˈ w ɒr ɪ ŋ t ən / )
704-611: Is a large Unilever factory in Warrington where powder detergents are made. In January 2020, Unilever put the plant under review owing to a fall in demand for washing powder compared with other forms of detergent. Warrington Council and Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are major employers in the borough. ESR Technology 's main operations are located at Warrington. In spite of its proximity to significant retail areas in Manchester , Liverpool, Chester and
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#1732797840623768-556: Is an industrial town in the borough of the same name in Cheshire , England. The town sits on the banks of the River Mersey and was historically part of Lancashire . It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Liverpool and 16 miles (26 km) west of Manchester . The population in 2021 was recorded as 174,970 for the built-up area and 210,900 for the wider borough, the latter being more than double that of 1968 when it became
832-499: Is the only Sikh place of worship in Cheshire. The most multicultural parts of Warrington are in the town centre, as well as the western and north western suburbs, such as Bewsey and Westbrook. In 2011, the town was 92.9% White British , 2.3% other White, 2.4% Asian and 0.3% Black. At the 2011 census, the borough of Warrington had 85,100 households. From 2001 data (80,593 households), 76% were owner occupied, 17.6% were rented from
896-522: Is within a green belt region that extends into the wider surrounding counties, and is in place to reduce urban sprawl , prevent the towns in the nearby Manchester and Merseyside conurbations from further convergence, protect the identity of outlying communities, encourage brownfield reuse, and preserve nearby countryside. This is achieved by restricting inappropriate development within the designated areas, and imposing stricter conditions on permitted building. The main urban area and larger villages of
960-575: The GIs . The RAF station continued to be used by the USAAF and subsequently USAF as a staging post for men and material until its closure in 1993. Warrington was designated a new town in 1968 and consequently the population grew in size, with many of the town's new residents moving from Liverpool or Manchester , with the Birchwood area being developed on the former ROF Risley site. New council housing
1024-631: The Ingaevones said variously to mean "of Yngvi ," "family, people or followers of" or a genitive plural form of an inhabitant appellation. The suffix "ton" is from the Old English word tun meaning "fenced area" or "enclosure." Warrington has been a major crossing point on the River Mersey since ancient times and there was a Roman settlement at Wilderspool . Local archaeological evidence indicates that there were also Bronze Age settlements. In medieval times Warrington's importance
1088-689: The Local Government Act 1972 , the Abram Urban District was abolished, and Abram has, since 1 April 1974, formed an unparished area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan , a local government district of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester . Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council provides the local services. In terms of parliamentary representation, Abram is part of the Makerfield constituency ;
1152-498: The Member of Parliament is Josh Simons , a Labour politician. At 53°30′29″N 2°35′17″W / 53.50806°N 2.58806°W / 53.50806; -2.58806 (53.508°,-2.588°) and 173 miles (278 km) northwest of central London , Abram lies on mostly flat ground, with slightly undulating land at its southern end. The larger towns of Wigan and Leigh lie to the northwest and east respectively. For purposes of
1216-461: The Mersey Forest project, and Sow Brook. Based on ONS statistics At the 2011 census, Warrington had a total population of 202,200, of which 49.6% are male and 50.4% are female. The average age of the population is 38.06 years, which is slightly below the regional and national averages. In 2018 it was estimated that the current population of Warrington is 209,500. In addition to English,
1280-539: The Office for National Statistics , Abram forms part of the Wigan Urban Area . Suburban localities in and around Abram include Bamfurlong , Bickershaw , Bryn Gates and Platt Bridge . The land around Abram is generally flat and used for coal mining as well as arable farming . As a result, collieries were scattered across the landscape. The local geology consists of coal measures in the north and sandstone in
1344-552: The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 , Abram formed part of the Wigan Poor Law Union , an inter-parish unit established to provide social security . Abram's first local authority was a Local board of health established in 1880; Abram Local Board of Health was a regulatory body responsible for standards of hygiene and sanitation in the township. Following the Local Government Act 1894 , the area of
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#17327978406231408-534: The Redcliffe-Maud Report suggested merging Warrington with either Merseyside or Greater Manchester metropolitan counties . Lobbying by the borough council averted this. But, since these county boundary changes were to make Warrington non-contiguous with Lancashire, under the local government reforms of 1974, Warrington, incorporating Lymm Urban District and part of Runcorn Rural District from Cheshire, and part of Warrington Rural District ,
1472-708: The Whiston Rural District . The earliest known appearance of the name is "Weringtun", when before the Norman Conquest it was the head of a hundred . An entry in the Domesday Book in AD 1086 named it as "Wallintun". The root is likely the Old English word waru – meaning "those that care for, watch, guard, protect, or defend." The suffix -ing is a cognate of inge, an ethnonym for
1536-456: The 16th century it had evolved into Abraham, and by the 17th century the current name of Abram had become prevalent. It is suggested that Abram derives from Abraham , the surname of the medieval Lords of the Manor . The manor was probably part of the larger manor of Newton until it was granted to "Warine son of Godfrey" by Henry II who reigned 1154–1189. The family adopted the name of
1600-405: The 2001 UK census, 84.7% of Abram's residents reported themselves as being Christian, 0.9% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist and 0.1% Sikh. The census recorded 6.5% as having no religion, 0.1% had an alternative religion and 7.5% did not state their religion. The parish church of St John in Abram was constructed in 1935–1937, and is one of the works by Austin and Paley . There are two listed buildings in
1664-590: The Great Sankey area, died five days later in hospital. Around 56 other people were injured, four seriously. Their deaths provoked widespread condemnation of the organisation responsible. The blast followed a bomb attack a few weeks earlier on a gas-storage plant in Warrington. Tim Parry's father, Colin Parry, founded The Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace (known as the Peace Centre) as part of
1728-565: The Industrial Revolution, particularly after the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century. As Britain became industrialised, Warrington embraced the Industrial Revolution becoming a manufacturing town and a centre of steel (particularly wire), textiles, brewing, tanning and chemical industries. The navigational properties of the River Mersey were improved, canals were built, and the town grew yet more prosperous and popular. When
1792-674: The Local Board became the Abram Urban District , a local government district within the administrative county of Lancashire. The urban district council had 12 members and was based out of the Abram Council Offices , which were designed by Heaton, Ralph and Heaton and completed in 1903. In 1957 there were exchanges of very small areas with Ashton in Makerfield and Golborne Urban Districts . Under
1856-464: The May 2024 election, and a recent defection the political makeup of the borough council was as follows: 41 Labour councillors, 12 Liberal Democrats, 4 Independents and 1 Conservative. The Borough of Warrington contains 18 parish councils , although the central area is unparished. These are: The Borough of Warrington is bordered by Halton , Cheshire West and Chester , and Cheshire East boroughs in
1920-503: The Mersey was transferred from Cheshire to Lancashire. The borough boundaries were subsequently enlarged on several occasions, notably in 1890, 1933 and 1954. The town had its own police force from 1847 to 1969. Warrington acquired county borough status upon reaching a population of 50,000 in 1900 and until 1974 was known as the County Borough of Warrington . As part of proposed local government reforms of England, in 1969
1984-542: The Peace Centre as a "City for Peace". At Westminster , Warrington is represented by two MPs : Charlotte Nichols represents Warrington North , and Sarah Hall represents Warrington South . Both are Labour MPs. The current borders of Warrington Borough cover the former County Borough of Warrington, Lymm Urban District, Warrington Rural District and part of Golborne Urban District, part of Runcorn Rural District and part of Whiston Rural District . After
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2048-412: The Warrington township were excluded from the borough, whereas the built-up parts of Latchford on the south bank of the Mersey in Cheshire were included within the borough. From 1847 until 1889 the borough straddled Lancashire and Cheshire. In 1889 boroughs which straddled county boundaries were placed entirely in the county which had the majority of the population, and so the part of the borough south of
2112-562: The age of steam came, Warrington naturally welcomed it, both as a means of transport and as a source of power for its mills. Warrington was the location of the Burtonwood RAF base and Risley Ordnance Factory . During World War II , RAF Burtonwood served as the largest US Army Air Force airfield outside the United States, and was visited by major American celebrities including Humphrey Bogart and Bob Hope who entertained
2176-410: The area. The borough of Warrington is a unitary authority , with Warrington Borough Council providing both district-level and county-level functions. The central part of the modern borough, corresponding to the pre-1974 borough boundaries, is an unparished area ; the rest of the borough is covered by civil parishes , which form a second tier of local government for their areas. Warrington
2240-426: The borough are exempt from the green belt area, but surrounding smaller villages, hamlets and rural areas such as Rixton, Glazebrook, Higher Walton, Kenyon, Stretton, Hatton, Broomedge are 'washed over' with the designation. The green belt was first drawn up in 1977 under Cheshire County Council , and the size in the borough in 2017 amounted to 11,500 hectares (115 km ; 44 sq mi). A subsidiary aim of
2304-573: The ceiling. The physical effects of the disaster on Abram are described as "profound"; the explosion made 44 women widows and killed the fathers of more than 120 children. At the time, Irish people were a large ethnic minority in Lancashire, making up between a quarter and a third of the populations of Leigh , St Helens , and Wigan . The Irish Catholic immigrants were seeking works on the Lancashire Coalfield , as demonstrated by
2368-466: The centre of a coal district, and industrial scale coal mining was introduced to Abram around the middle of the 19th century with the opening of several collieries . In 1911, Abram was described as "distinctly unpicturesque ... trees are in the minority, and stunted and blackened with smoke", with "collieries, pit-banks, and railway lines" as well as "much pasture land". The Maypole Colliery Disaster in 1908 resulted in 75 deaths and profoundly changed
2432-1157: The ceremonial county of Cheshire and by the metropolitan boroughs of Trafford , Salford and Wigan in Greater Manchester and St. Helens in Merseyside. The Borough of Warrington has 18 civil parishes . The town centre and the area around it are unparished. Appleton , Birchwood , Burtonwood and Westbrook , Croft , Cuerdley , Culcheth and Glazebury , Grappenhall and Thelwall , Great Sankey , Hatton , Lymm , Penketh , Poulton-with-Fearnhead (includes Padgate ), Rixton-with-Glazebrook , Stockton Heath , Stretton , Walton , Winwick , Woolston (includes Martinscroft and Paddington ) Appleton Thorn , Bewsey , Blackbrook , Bruche , Callands , Chapelford, Cinnamon Brow , Cobbs, Dallam , Fairfield, Gemini, Gorse Covert , Grange, Hermitage Green , Hollins Green , Hood Manor, Howley, Hulme, Kenyon , Latchford , Locking Stumps , Longford , Old Hall, Omega , Orford , Risley , Sankey Bridges , Westbrook , Westy , Whitecross, Wilderspool , Wright's Green Warrington has
2496-511: The character of the village. Abram's coal mining industry declined in the mid-20th century, but the village has continued to grow due to its position between Leigh, Manchester, Warrington and Wigan. To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes, a 39.6 hectares (97.9 acres) area of shallow wetlands and a Site of Special Scientific Interest . Abram has historic associations with traditional morris dancing . The village name has been variously recorded as Edburgham in 1212 and Adburgham in 1246. In
2560-491: The council, 4.8% were rented from other sources and 1.6% of houses had residents who lived rent free. Warrington has a population density of 10.7 residents per hectare, and 31.9% of residents describe the borough as a comfortably well-off area. 4.3% of households are deemed overcrowded. Of the total population, 5.8% of residents are on some form of benefits. At 2005, the borough of Warrington had 63.6% employment, with only 2.9% of all economically active people unemployed – although
2624-552: The east side of Warrington Road. The site faced a graveyard which included a memorial to the 75 men and boys who had died in a pit explosion at Maypole Colliery in August 1908. The building was designed by Heaton, Ralph and Heaton in the Edwardian Baroque style , built in red brick and was completed in 1903. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Warrington Road. The central bay featured
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2688-443: The end of school examinations). 46.4% have level 1 or 2 qualifications (level 1 being 1+ GCSE (A*-G) or "O" Level or equivalent, level 2 being 5+ GCSEs (grades A-C), 1+'A' levels/ AS levels (A-E) or equivalent). 19.7% have received level 3+ qualifications (meaning 2+ A-levels (A-E), 4+ AS-levels (A-E) or equivalent minimum). This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Halton and Warrington at current basic prices. There
2752-522: The fact that 13 of the dead were Catholic migrants from Ireland. Many of the families affected by the disaster returned to Ireland shortly afterwards. Lying within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Abram anciently constituted a manor , held by ruling families who paid tax to the King. Abram during the Middle Ages formed a township in the ecclesiastical parish of Wigan, and hundred of West Derby . Following
2816-493: The green belt is to encourage recreation and leisure interests, with rural landscape features and facilities including Walton Hall gardens with zoo and bicycle museum, St Oswald's Church and well, the River Mersey with valley and trail, River Bollin , Manchester Ship Canal , Bridgewater Canal , Appleton Reservoir, numerous playing fields, parks and golf clubs, Cuerdley and Norton marshes, the Trans Pennine Trail ,
2880-503: The nearby pit where the explosion had taken place, and converted into apartments. Abram, Greater Manchester Abram is a village and electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan , Greater Manchester , England. It lies on flat land on the northeast bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal , 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Leigh , 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Wigan , and 14.5 miles (23 km) west of Manchester . Abram
2944-434: The parish of Grappenhall in Cheshire. In 1813 improvement commissioners were appointed for the township of Warrington, being the town's first form of urban local government; prior to that the town was governed by its vestry and manorial courts . The town was incorporated as a municipal borough by a royal charter dated 3 April 1847. The borough boundaries differed from the township in some areas: more rural parts of
3008-415: The principal room was the council chamber, which hosted monthly meetings of the urban district council. The building continued to serve as the offices of Abram Urban District Council for much of the 20th century, but ceased to be the local seat of government when Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council was formed in 1974. The building was subsequently sold to a developer, renamed "Maypole Hall" in recognition of
3072-603: The river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time. The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington coincided with the Industrial Revolution , particularly after the Mersey was made navigable in the 18th century. The West Coast Main Line runs north to south through the town, and the Liverpool to Manchester railway (the Cheshire Lines route) west to east. The Manchester Ship Canal cuts through
3136-629: The settlement, and remained Lords of the Manor until the 17th century. The family was ruined by the English Civil War , in which they supported the Royalists . When the last in male line of the Abraham family died in the 17th century, possession of the manor passed through many hands, and the title of Lord of the Manor was still around at the start of the 20th century although held no manorial rights. Just after 17:00 on 18 August 1908 there
3200-721: The south of the borough (west to east). The M6 , M56 and M62 motorways form a partial box around the town and are all accessible through Warrington. The modern Borough of Warrington was formed in 1974 with the amalgamation of the former County Borough of Warrington , part of the Golborne Urban District , the Lymm Urban District , part of the Runcorn Rural District , the Warrington Rural District and part of
3264-571: The south; the soil is clayey and as a result, the area is susceptible to flooding. To the south of the village lies Abram Flashes a 39.6-hectare (97.9-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The site lies adjacent to the Leigh Branch Canal and is part of Wigan Flashes an area of wetland stretching for 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) between Wigan and Leigh. The flashes are shallow bodies of water which originate from flooding due to subsidence caused by shallow-mining. Abram flashes
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#17327978406233328-619: The southwest of the area, near Ashton in Makerfield , and is accessed via the A58 at junction 24 of the M6. Bickershaw and Abram railway station was a station on the now closed Wigan Central to Glazebrook line. It opened along with six other stations on 1 April 1884. It closed on 2 November 1964. There are frequent buses running through Abram with services to a variety of destinations in Greater Manchester, including services to Wigan, Leigh and Manchester. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passes Abram to
3392-545: The southwest. The village has historic associations with traditional Morris dancing and is home to Abram Morris Dancers. A plot of land by Park Lane in the southwest of Abram is known as the Morris Dancers' ground, and is popularly supposed to be held by the Abram Morris Dancers on condition that a Morris dance be celebrated there once every 20 years. The Abram Circle is a dance native to Abram and
3456-484: The village, both of which are Grade II; they are Brookside farmhouse, dating from the early-18th century, and a mid-18th century detached house on Warrington Road. Public transport in Abram is co-ordinated by Transport for Greater Manchester . A roads link Abram with other settlements, including the A573 road which bisects the town from north to south, and connects it to Wigan and Golborne . The M6 motorway runs to
3520-476: The walls of the parish church are rumoured to have been caused by the cannons from the time of the civil war. On 13 August 1651 Warrington was the scene of the last Royalist victory of the civil war when Scots troops under Charles II and David Leslie, Lord Newark , fought Parliamentarians under John Lambert at the Battle of Warrington Bridge . The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington largely coincided with
3584-623: Was a RAF training camp at Padgate , a Royal Naval air base at Appleton Thorn ( RNAS Stretton ) and an army base at the Peninsula Barracks in O'Leary Street. The Territorial Army was based at the Bath Street drill hall until they moved to Peninsula Barracks. In October 1987, Swedish home products retailer IKEA opened its first British store in the Burtonwood area of the town, bringing more than 200 retail jobs to
3648-530: Was a fulcrum in the English Civil War . The armies of Oliver Cromwell and the Earl of Derby both stayed near the old town centre (the parish church area). Popular legend has it that Cromwell lodged near the building which survives on Church Street as the Cottage Restaurant. The Marquis of Granby public house bears a plaque stating that the Earl of Derby 'had his quarters near this site'. Dents in
3712-485: Was an ancient parish comprising five townships , being Burtonwood , Poulton-with-Fearnhead , Rixton-with-Glazebrook , Woolston-with-Martinscroft and a Warrington township covering the town itself and adjoining areas. The parish was part of the West Derby Hundred of Lancashire, and the River Mersey formed the county boundary. The land on the south bank of the river was in the township of Latchford , in
3776-517: Was an explosion at the No 1, Cannell Mine of the Maypole Coal Pit. A total of 75 men and boys died in this mining accident . Because the explosion occurred deep underground, it was not until November 1909 that all the bodies were recovered. The inquest ruled that the explosion was caused by a combination of a buildup of coal dust and gas , and the use of explosives to bring down coal from
3840-558: Was as a market town and bridging point of the River Mersey. The first reference to a bridge at Warrington is found in 1285. The origin of the modern town was located in the area around St Elphin's Church , now included in the Church Street Conservation Area , established whilst the main river crossing was via a ford approximately 1 km upriver of Warrington Bridge . Warrington was the first paved town in Lancashire, which took place in 1321. Warrington
3904-656: Was built for families rehousing from slum clearances in Liverpool or Manchester, while Warrington's new private housing estates also became popular with homeowners. Heavy industry declined in the 1970s and 1980s but the growth of the new town led to a great increase in employment in light industry, retail, distribution and technology. On 20 March 1993, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated two bombs in Warrington town centre. The blasts killed two children: three-year-old Johnathan Ball died instantly, and twelve-year-old Tim Parry, from
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#17327978406233968-817: Was designated an SSSI in 1990 due to its biological interest which includes various habitats such as open water, swamp , tall herb fen and wet marshy grassland . According to the Office for National Statistics , at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001 , Abram had a population of 9,855. The 2001 population density was 14,258 inhabitants per square mile (5,505/km ), with a 100 to 99.7 female-to-male ratio. Of those over 16 years old, 30.3% were single (never married) and 43.2% married. Abram's 4,037 households included 27.2% one-person, 40.0% married couples living together, 9.5% were co-habiting couples, and 12.5% single parents with their children. Of those aged 16–74, 42.2% had no academic qualifications . At
4032-400: Was fenestrated by an oriel window on the first floor and by a small casement window in the moulded gable above. The right-hand outer bay contained a doorway and a mullioned and transomed window on the ground floor, a pair of windows on the first floor and a small casement window in the moulded gable above. There was a prominent modillioned cornice above the first floor windows. Internally,
4096-547: Was made a borough within Cheshire County Council . On 1 April 1998, Warrington became an independent unitary authority , though it is still served by Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service , and forms part of Cheshire for ceremonial purposes, such as the Lord Lieutenancy . Warrington has applied unsuccessfully for city status , the most recent attempt being after the opening of
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