Witton, Northwich Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.2618°N -2.4989°W
Map Type:Cheshire
Official Name:Witton cum Twambrooks/Witton
Static Image:St Helen Witton Church, Northwich (4).JPG
Static Image Caption:St Helen Witton Church in Witton, Northwich
Population:5,116
Population Ref:(2021 Census Ward Profile)[1]
Unitary England:Cheshire West and Chester
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Mid Cheshire
Civil Parish:Northwich
Post Town:Northwich
Postcode District:CW9
Postcode Area:CW
Dial Code:01606
London Distance Mi:182
London Direction:SE

Witton cum Twambrooks, known simply now as Witton[2] is the name given to both a historic township and ward in Northwich in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. The name is now used for a ward covering the town centre and railway station.[3]

History

The grade I listed St Helen Witton Church dates back in part to the 14th century.

Until 1866, Witton was both a township and a chapelry in the Great Budworth parish in the Northwich hundred. In 1894 the parish was abolished and Witton later became part of the Northwich. Additionally, the village of Weaverham was part of the township of Hartford and the Witton chapelry.[4] Northwich railway station opened in Witton on the Cheshire Lines which reached the area around 1863. The station though opened as Northwich and the name remained unchanged. Witton was later absorbed and built up to Northwich town centre and now forms both the central and eastern parts of the town, although its name survives as a ward on Northwich Town Council.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northwich Witton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location . www.citypopulation.de . 17 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Genuki: Witton cum Twambrooks, Cheshire . www.genuki.org.uk . 17 September 2024 . en.
  3. News: A look at the history of Witton’s 14th century St Helen Church . 17 September 2024 . Northwich Guardian . 26 December 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: Witton Chapelry & Weaverham :: Survey of English Place-Names . epns.nottingham.ac.uk . 17 September 2024.
  5. Web site: Elections 2023 - Results for Northwich Witton Ward . online.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk . 17 September 2024.