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Warrington history
Early history
Warrington has been a major crossing point on the River Mersey since ancient times . 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 .
English Civil War
Warrington 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 . Dents in the walls of the parish church are rumoured to have been caused by cannons .
Industrial history
The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution . As Britain became industrialised, Warrington embraced the industrial revolution becoming a manufacturing town and a centre of steel (particularly wire) and textiles .
Second World War
During World War II, RAF Burtonwood served as the largest US Army Air Force airfield outside the United States . Humphrey Bogart and Bob Hope entertained the GIs during the war . The RAF station continued to be used by the USAAF and subsequently USAF as a staging post for men and material until 1993 .
Post-war expansion
Warrington was designated a new town in 1968 and consequently the town grew in size . Many of the town’s new residents moved from Liverpool or Manchester . Heavy industry declined in the 1970s and 1980s but the growth of the new town led to a great increase in employment .
IRA bombing
The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated two bombs in Warrington town centre in 1993 . The blasts killed two children: Johnathan Ball, three, and Tim Parry, 12, . Around 56 other people were injured, four seriously . Their deaths provoked widespread condemnation of the organisation responsible .
Other history
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 . IKEA opened its first British store in the Burtonwood area of the town in 1987 .
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