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Warburton, Greater Manchester Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Warburton, Greater Manchester

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Warburton, Greater Manchester history

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Archaeological evidence indicates that the area around Warburton has been used agriculturally since at least the Roman times. In the Domesday Book, the name was Warburgtune which name has evolved to today’s ‘Warburton’ The suffix –ton means a settlement or farmstead in Old English, indicating that the settlement has pre-Conquest origins.

Warburton, Greater Manchester landmarks

Churches

St Werburgh’s is a timber framed church and a Grade I Listed Building, one of six in Trafford. The church dates to at least the 14th century and may be built on the site of an earlier Saxon chapel. The other church in Warburton was built in 1883 by John Douglas.

Grade II listed buildings

The parish rooms and caretaker’s house were built in 1889 and designed by John Douglas. The post office and Warburton School were also built in the village by Douglas. As well as the two churches dedicated to Saint Werburgh, there are 15 other Grade II listed buildings.

Warburton Toll Bridge

The Warburton Toll Bridge crosses the Manchester Ship Canal on the B5159 road, connecting the A57 with the A6144. It is one of the few remaining pre-motorway toll bridges in the UK. Both bridges and the unadopted approach roads are privately maintained.

Warburton, Greater Manchester geography / climate

Lymm lies to the south west of Warburton in Warrington, with the River Bollin forming the border between the two villages. The Bollin joins the River Mersey in the village, but the Mersey has dried up, as it was diverted into the Manchester Ship Canal further upstream.

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22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Warburton, Greater Manchester places to visit

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Warburton, Greater Manchester has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Warburton, Greater Manchester’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Warburton, Greater Manchester’s information audio spots:

Church House, Warburton Church House is adjacent to St Werburgh’s Church, in Bent Lane in Warburton, Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Bent Farmhouse, Warburton Bent Farmhouse is in Bent Lane in the village of Warburton, Greater Manchester. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

St Mary’s Church, Lymm St Mary’s Church is in the village of Lymm, Cheshire, standing on a bank overlooking Lymm Dam. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester and the archdeaconry of Chester.

St Peter’s Church, Oughtrington St Peter’s Church is in Oughtrington Lane, to the east of the village of Lymm, Cheshire. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield and the deanery of Bowdon.

River Bollin River Bollin is a major tributary of the River Mersey in the north-west of England. It is culverted underneath the southern runway of Manchester Airport. The town of Macclesfield used to dispose all its waste and sewage into the Bollin. It was used in the cotton calico factory there as a source of power.

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