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{{short description|Town in Cheshire, England}}
{{about|the town in England}}
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'''Warrington''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɒr|ɪ|ŋ|t|ən}}) is an [[industrial town]] in the [[Borough of Warrington|borough of the same name]] in [[Cheshire]], England. The town sits on the banks of the [[River Mersey]] and is [[Historic counties of England|historically]] part of [[Lancashire]]. It is {{convert|19|mi|km}} east of [[Liverpool]], and {{convert|18|mi|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,<ref name=urbanpop/><ref name=boroughpop>{{cite web |title=Population and household estimates, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/populationandhouseholdestimatesenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Office for National Statistics |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref> the latter being more than double that of 1968 when it became a [[New towns in the United Kingdom|new town]]. The population of Warrington stood at 211,200 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://totalpopulation.co.uk/authority/warrington | title=Warrington Population (2024) - Total Population }}</ref> people as of 22nd April 2024. Warrington is the largest town in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, despite not being the capital.

Warrington was founded by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. A new settlement was established by the [[Saxons|Saxon]] Wærings.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Allen|first=Grant|url=http://archive.org/details/anglosaxonbritai01alle|title=Anglo-Saxon Britain|date=1910|publisher=New York, E. S. Gorham|others=The Library of Congress}}</ref> By the [[Middle Ages]], Warrington had emerged as a [[market town]] at the [[lowest bridging point]] of the river. A local tradition of textile and tool production dates from this time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/places/warrington/?tax=38011|title=Your guide to Warrington bus services and attractions from Arriva|website=Arrivabus.co.uk|language=en|access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref>

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 Committee|Cheshire Lines]] route) west to east. The [[Manchester Ship Canal]] cuts through the south of the borough (west to east). The [[M6 motorway|M6]], [[M56 motorway|M56]] and [[M62 motorway]]s 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 the [[Whiston Rural District]].

==Toponymy==
The earliest known appearance of the name is "Weringtun", when before the [[Norman Conquest]] it was the head of a [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Farrer |first=William |title=A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5 |publisher=Victoria County History|year=1911 }}</ref> An entry in the [[Domesday Book]] in AD 1086 named it as "Wallintun".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Clatton |first=John |title=Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity, Volume 8 |publisher=William Dodd |year=1876}}</ref> 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 the [[Ingaevones]] said variously to mean "of [[Yngvi]],"<ref>{{Cite book |last=Seibricke |first=Wilfried |title=Historisches Duteches Vornamenbuch |publisher=de Gruyter |year=1996 |isbn=3-11-014445-X |pages=712 |language=German}}</ref> "family, people or followers of"<ref name="Briggs">{{Cite conference| conference = Surrey Archaeological Society Medieval Studies Forum| last = Briggs| first = Robert J. S.| title = Godalming and Old English -ingas name formations| location = Godalming| accessdate = 2022-06-01| date = 2016-06-11| url = https://www.academia.edu/26096181}}</ref> or a [[Genitive case|genitive]] [[plural]] form of an inhabitant appellation.<ref name = EPNS>{{cite web| url = https://names.ku.dk/place-names/common_place-name_endings/inge/|title = Settlement names in -inge|work = Names in Denmark| date=28 December 2011 |publisher = Department of Nordic Research|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> The suffix "ton" is from the Old English word ''tun'' meaning "fenced area" or "enclosure."

==History==
{{Main|History of Warrington}}

===Early history===
Warrington has been a major crossing point on the [[River Mersey]] since ancient times and there was a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[Human settlement|settlement]] at [[Wilderspool]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hinchcliffe|first1=J.|last2=Williams|first2=J.H.|title=Roman Warrington: Excavations at Wilderspool 1966–9 & 1976, Brigantia Monograph No 2|publisher=Manchester University|year=1992}}</ref> Local archaeological evidence indicates that there were also Bronze Age settlements.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}} In [[medieval]] times Warrington's importance was as a market town and bridging point of the River Mersey. The first reference to a bridge at Warrington is found in 1285.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Famous firsts, figures and important dates|url = https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201142/local_history_and_heritage/53/famous_firsts_figures_and_important_dates/3|website = www.warrington.gov.uk|access-date = 20 February 2016|language = en|first = Sian|last = Evans|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160302182300/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201142/local_history_and_heritage/53/famous_firsts_figures_and_important_dates/3|archive-date = 2 March 2016|df = dmy-all}}</ref> The origin of the modern town was located in the area around [[St Elphin's Church, Warrington|St Elphin's Church]], now included in the [[Church Street (Warrington)|Church Street]] [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|Conservation Area]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = Planning policy documents {{!}} Warrington Borough Council|url = https://www.warrington.gov.uk/downloads/file/8653/church_street_conservation_area_appraisal|website = www.warrington.gov.uk|access-date = 20 February 2016|first = Warrington Borough|last = Council|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160223090752/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/downloads/file/8653/church_street_conservation_area_appraisal|archive-date = 23 February 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> established whilst the main river crossing was via a ford approximately 1&nbsp;km upriver of [[Warrington Bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Planning policy documents {{!}} Warrington Borough Council|url = https://www.warrington.gov.uk/downloads/file/8651/bridge_street_conservation_area_appraisal|website = www.warrington.gov.uk|access-date = 20 February 2016|first = Warrington Borough|last = Council|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160302180058/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/downloads/file/8651/bridge_street_conservation_area_appraisal|archive-date = 2 March 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> Warrington was the first paved town in Lancashire, which took place in 1321.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201142/local-history-and-heritage/53/famous-firsts-figures-and-important-dates|title=Famous firsts, figures and important dates|last=Evans|first=Sian|website=Warrington.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706021837/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201142/local-history-and-heritage/53/famous-firsts-figures-and-important-dates|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===English Civil War===
Warrington was a fulcrum in the [[English Civil War]]. The armies of [[Oliver Cromwell]] and the [[James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby|Earl of Derby]] both stayed near the old town centre (the [[St Elphin's Church, Warrington|parish church]] area). Popular legend has it that Cromwell lodged near the building which survives on Church Street as the Cottage Restaurant. The [[Marquess of Granby|Marquis of Granby]] public house bears a plaque stating that the [[James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby|Earl of Derby]] 'had his quarters near this site'. Dents in the walls of the parish church are rumoured to have been caused by the [[cannon]]s 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 of England|Charles II]] and [[David Leslie, Lord Newark]], fought Parliamentarians under [[John Lambert (general)|John Lambert]] at the [[Battle of Warrington Bridge (1651)|Battle of Warrington Bridge]].

===Industrial history===
The expansion and urbanisation of Warrington largely coincided with 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 the age of steam came, Warrington naturally welcomed it, both as a means of transport and as a source of power for its mills.

===Second World War===
Warrington was the location of the [[RAF Burtonwood|Burtonwood RAF base]] and [[ROF Risley|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 the [[G.I. (military)|GI]]s.  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.

===Post-war expansion===
Warrington was designated a [[New towns in the United Kingdom|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, Cheshire|Birchwood]] area being developed on the former [[ROF Risley]] site. New [[council housing]] was built for families rehousing from [[Slum clearance in the United Kingdom|slum clearance]]s in Liverpool or Manchester, while Warrington's new private housing estates also became popular with homeowners.<ref>ROF Risley</ref>

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.

===IRA bombing===
{{Main|Warrington bombings}}
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 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 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.

===Other history===
In 1981, Warrington was the first place to field a candidate for the new [[Social Democratic Party (UK)|Social Democratic Party]]: former Home Secretary [[Roy Jenkins]] stood for Parliament but lost to [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] candidate [[Doug Hoyle, Baron Hoyle|Doug Hoyle]] by a small number of votes.

There was a [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] training camp at [[Padgate]], a [[Royal Navy|Royal Naval]] air base at [[Appleton Thorn]] ([[RNAS Stretton]]) and an army base at the [[Peninsula Barracks, Warrington|Peninsula Barracks]] in O'Leary Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Townships: Warrington, A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3 |year=1907|pages= 316–324|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41338 |access-date= 10 August 2014}}</ref> The [[Army Reserve (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] was based at the [[Bath Street drill hall]] until they moved to Peninsula Barracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/la-KING58.htm|title=5th/8th Battalion, The King's Regiment|publisher=Regiments.org|access-date=8 September 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816074532/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/la-KING58.htm|archive-date=16 August 2007}}</ref>

In October 1987, [[Sweden|Swedish]] home products retailer [[IKEA]] opened its first British store in the Burtonwood area of the town, bringing more than 200 retail jobs to the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_IE/about_ikea/press/PR_FILES/IKEA_21Years_PP.pdf|title=Home is the most important place in the world.|work=IKEA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928132114/http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_IE/about_ikea/press/PR_FILES/IKEA_21Years_PP.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref>

==Governance==
{{main|Borough of Warrington|Warrington Borough Council}}
The [[borough of Warrington]] is a [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]], with [[Warrington Borough Council]] providing both [[non-metropolitan district|district-level]] and [[non-metropolitan county|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 parish]]es, which form a second tier of local government for their areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lancashire: Diagram showing administrative boundaries, 1969 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/241243156 |website=National Library of Scotland |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Election Maps |url=https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ |publisher=Ordnance Survey |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>

===History===
Warrington was an [[ancient parish]] comprising five [[Township (England)|townships]], being [[Burtonwood]], [[Poulton-with-Fearnhead]], [[Rixton-with-Glazebrook]], [[Woolston, Cheshire|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warrington Ancient Parish / Civil Parish |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10384321 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref> The land on the south bank of the river was in the township of [[Latchford, Cheshire|Latchford]], in the parish of [[Grappenhall]] in Cheshire.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grappenhall Ancient Parish / Civil Parish |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10007320 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>

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 court]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warrington Improvement and Bridewell Act 1813 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo3/53/118/contents/enacted |website=legislation.gov.uk |publisher=The National Archives |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref> 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 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warrington Improvement and Market Act 1854 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/17-18/8/contents/enacted |website=legislation.gov.uk |publisher=The National Archives |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref>

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 the Mersey was transferred from Cheshire to Lancashire.<ref>[[Local Government Act 1888]]</ref> The borough boundaries were subsequently enlarged on several occasions, notably in 1890, 1933 and 1954.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warrington Extension and Water Act 1890 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/53-54/236/contents/enacted |website=legislation.gov.uk |publisher=The National Archives |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Warrington Extension Act 1932 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Geo5/22-23/88/contents/enacted |website=legislation.gov.uk |publisher=The National Archives |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Warrington Municipal Borough / County Borough |url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10109450#tab02 |website=A Vision of Britain through Time |publisher=GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth |access-date=11 January 2024}}</ref>

The town had its own police force from 1847 to 1969.<ref>page 160 'The history of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary 1856–2006' (2006) {{ISBN|18472600505|invalid1=yes}}, {{OCLC|234295855}} Just before the First World War Warrington County Borough Police had 82 police officers (The Police Encyclopedia Vol 2 by Hargrave L Adam (London: Waverley Book Company) (no date but published circa 1910)).</ref>

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 the [[Redcliffe-Maud Report]] suggested merging Warrington with either [[Merseyside]] or [[Greater Manchester]] [[metropolitan county|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 Act 1972|local government reforms]] of 1974, Warrington, incorporating [[Lymm]] [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|Urban District]] and part of [[Runcorn Rural District]] from Cheshire, and part of [[Warrington Rural District]], 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 counties of England|ceremonial]] purposes, such as the [[Lord Lieutenant|Lord Lieutenancy]]. Warrington has applied unsuccessfully for [[City status in the United Kingdom|city status]], the most recent attempt being after the opening of the Peace Centre as a "City for Peace".

===National representation===
At [[British House of Commons|Westminster]], Warrington is represented by two [[Member of Parliament|MPs]]: [[Charlotte Nichols]] represents [[Warrington North (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington North]], and [[Sarah Hall (British politician)|Sarah Hall]] represents [[Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington South]]. Both are [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MPs.

===Warrington Borough Council===
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 the May 2024 election the political makeup of the borough council was as follows: 42 Labour councillors, 12 Liberal Democrats, 3 Independents and 1 Conservative.<ref>https://www.warrington.gov.uk/election-results-2024</ref>

*5 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] wards: [[Appleton, Cheshire|Appleton]]; [[Grappenhall]]; [[Lymm]] North and [[Thelwall]]; [[Lymm]] South; [[Stockton Heath]]
*14 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] wards: [[Bewsey]] & Whitecross; [[Birchwood, Cheshire|Birchwood]]; [[Great Sankey|Chapelford]] & [[Westbrook, Cheshire|Old Hall]]; [[Culcheth and Glazebury|Culcheth, Glazebury]] & [[Croft, Cheshire|Croft]]; Fairfield & Howley; [[Great Sankey]] North & [[Whittle Hall]]; [[Great Sankey]] South; [[Latchford, Cheshire|Latchford]] East; [[Latchford, Cheshire|Latchford]] West; [[Orford, Cheshire|Orford]]; Poplars & Hulme; [[Poulton-with-Fearnhead|Poulton]] North; [[Poulton-with-Fearnhead|Poulton]] South; and [[Westbrook, Cheshire|Westbrook]]
*3 "split" wards: [[Burtonwood]] & [[Winwick, Cheshire|Winwick]] (1 Labour, 1 Independent); [[Penketh]] & [[Cuerdley]] (2 Independent, 1 Labour) and [[Rixton-with-Glazebrook|Rixton]] & [[Woolston, Cheshire|Woolston]] (2 Labour, 1 Conservative)

===Parish councils===
The Borough of Warrington contains 18 [[Parish councils in England|parish councils]], although the central area is unparished.

These are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parish councils {{!}} warrington.gov.uk |url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/parish-councils |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.warrington.gov.uk}}</ref>
* [[Appleton, Warrington|Appleton]] Parish Council - 11 Councillors, 3 Wards (Cobbs & Hillcliffe - 8 Councillors [5 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], 3 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]]], Hillcliffe North - 1 Councillor [1 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]], Thorn - 2 Councillors [2 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]]).
*[[Birchwood, Cheshire|Birchwood]] Town Council - 12 Councillors, 4 Wards (Chatfield - 2 Councillors [2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Gorse Covert - 3 Councillors [2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]], Locking Stumps - 4 Councillors [4 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Oakwood - 3 Councillors [3 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]]).
*[[Burtonwood]] & [[Westbrook, Cheshire|Westbrook]] Parish Council - 13 Councillors, 3 Wards (Burtonwood - 5 Councillors [3 [[Independent (politician)|Independents]], [2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Old Hall - 1 Councillor [1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]], Westbrook - 7 Councillors [5 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 2 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]]).
*[[Croft, Cheshire|Croft]] Parish Council - 6 Councillors, 1 Ward (Southworth - 6 Councillors [4 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], 2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]]).
*[[Culcheth and Glazebury|Culcheth & Glazebury]] Parish Council - 10 Councillors, 3 Wards (Culcheth - 5 Councillors [4 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], 1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Glazebury & Mee Brow - 2 Councillors [1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 1 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]], Newchurch - 3 Councillors [[2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 1 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]]).
*[[Grappenhall and Thelwall|Grappenhall & Thelwall]] Parish Council - 14 Councillors, 2 Wards (Grappenhall - 7 Councillors [7 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]], Thelwall - 7 Councillors 7 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]).
*[[Great Sankey]] Parish Council - 15 Councillors, 5 Wards (Central - 5 Councillors [5 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Liverpool Road - 1 Councillor [1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], North - 4 Councillors [3 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]], South - 4 Councillors [4 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], South West - 1 Councillor [1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]]).
*[[Hatton, Warrington|Hatton]] Parish Council - 7 Councillors, 0 Wards (6 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], 1 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]).
*[[Lymm]] Parish Council - 12 Councillors, 2 Wards (Lymm North - 6 Councillors [5 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], 1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]], Lymm South - 6 Councillors [6 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]]]).
*[[Penketh]] Parish Council - 3 Councillors, 2 Wards (East - 1 Councillor [1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]], West - 2 Councillors [2 [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]]).
*[[Poulton-with-Fearnhead]] Parish Council - 15 Councillors, 5 Wards (Blackbrook - 1 Councillor [1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Bruche - 4 Councillors [4 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Cinnamon Brow - 4 Councillors [4 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Longbarn & Fearnhead - 5 Councillors [5 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]], Paddington - 1 Councillor [1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]]).
*[[Rixton-with-Glazebrook]] Parish Council - 6 Councillors, 2 Wards (Glazebrook - 2 Councillors [2 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]], Rixton - 4 Councillors [4 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]]).
*[[Stockton Heath]] Parish Council - 14 Councillors, 2 Wards (East - 3 Councillors [2 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 1 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]], West - 11 Councillors [7 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], 4 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], 4 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]]]).
*[[Stretton, Cheshire West and Chester|Stretton]] Parish Council - 4 Councillors, 0 Wards (4 [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]]).
*[[Walton, Cheshire|Walton]] Parish Council - 6 Councillors, 2 Wards (Higher Walton - 4 Councillors [4 [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]], Lower Walton - 2 Councillors [1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]], 1 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]).
*[[Winwick, Cheshire|Winwick]] Parish Council - 6 Councillors, 2 Wards (Peel Hall - 3 Councillors [3 [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]], Winwick - 3 Councillors [3 [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]]).
*[[Woolston, Cheshire|Woolston]] Parish Council - 4 Councillors, 2 Wards (East - 3 Councillors [2 [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]], 1 [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]], West - 1 Councillor [1 [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]]).

==Geography==
The Borough of Warrington is bordered by [[Halton (borough)|Halton]], [[Cheshire West and Chester]], and [[Cheshire East]] boroughs in the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]] and by the metropolitan boroughs of [[Trafford]], [[City of Salford|Salford]] and [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]] in Greater Manchester and [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]] in Merseyside.
{{Geographic Location
|title     = Neighbouring districts and boroughs
|Northwest = [[St Helens, Merseyside|St. Helens]]
|North     = [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]]
|Northeast = [[City of Salford|Salford]]
|West      = [[Halton (borough)|Halton]]
|Centre    = Borough of Warrington
|East      = [[Trafford]]
|Southwest = [[Halton (borough)|Halton]]
|South     = [[Cheshire West and Chester]]
|Southeast = [[Cheshire East]]
}}

===Subdivisions, suburbs and civil parishes of Warrington===
The Borough of Warrington has 18 [[civil parishes]]. The town centre and the area around it are unparished.

====Civil parishes====
[[Appleton, Warrington|Appleton]], [[Birchwood, Cheshire|Birchwood]], [[Burtonwood and Westbrook]], [[Croft, Cheshire|Croft]], [[Cuerdley]], [[Culcheth and Glazebury]], [[Grappenhall and Thelwall]], [[Great Sankey]], [[Hatton, Warrington|Hatton]], [[Lymm]], [[Penketh]],
[[Poulton-with-Fearnhead]] (includes [[Padgate]]), [[Rixton-with-Glazebrook]], [[Stockton Heath]], [[Stretton, Warrington|Stretton]],
[[Walton, Cheshire|Walton]], [[Winwick, Cheshire|Winwick]], [[Woolston, Cheshire|Woolston]] (includes [[Martinscroft]] and [[Paddington, Cheshire|Paddington]])

====Other areas and civil parishes====
[[Appleton Thorn]], [[Bewsey]], [[Blackbrook, Cheshire|Blackbrook]], [[Bruche, Warrington|Bruche]], [[Callands]], Chapelford, [[Cinnamon Brow]], Cobbs, [[Dallam, Warrington|Dallam]], Fairfield, Gemini, [[Gorse Covert]], Grange, [[Hermitage Green]], [[Hollins Green]], Hood Manor, Howley, Hulme, [[Kenyon, Warrington|Kenyon]], [[Latchford, Cheshire|Latchford]], [[Locking Stumps]], [[Longford, Warrington|Longford]], Old Hall, [[Omega Development Site|Omega]], [[Orford, Warrington|Orford]], [[Risley, Warrington|Risley]], [[Sankey Bridges]], [[Westbrook, Warrington|Westbrook]], [[Westy]], Whitecross, [[Wilderspool]], Wright's Green

===Climate===
Warrington has 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&nbsp;°C. Summers are usually snow free and rarely experience high winds. Winters are generally cold, with most days around 0&nbsp;°C . Moreover, during occasional lengthy cold snaps, night-time temperatures have been known to fall to −12&nbsp;°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 [[Beaufort scale|gale force]] 7.
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===Green belt===
{{further|North West Green Belt}}
Warrington is within a [[Green belt (United Kingdom)|green belt]] region that extends into the wider surrounding counties, and is in place to reduce [[urban sprawl]], prevent the towns in the nearby [[Greater Manchester Built-up Area|Manchester]] and [[Liverpool Urban Area|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.<ref name="belt">{{cite web|title=Warrington Borough Council – Green Belt Assessment Final Report|url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/11804/green_belt_assessment_final_report_oct_2016pdf.pdf|website=Warrington.gov.uk|access-date=22 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216025109/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/11804/green_belt_assessment_final_report_oct_2016pdf.pdf|archive-date=16 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The main urban area and larger villages of 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]],<ref name="belt"/> and the size in the borough in 2017 amounted to {{convert|11500|ha|km2+sqmi}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Green belt statistics – GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/green-belt-statistics|website=Gov.uk|date=12 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

A subsidiary aim of the green belt is to encourage recreation and leisure interests,<ref name="belt"/> 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]], the [[Mersey]] Forest project, and Sow Brook.

==Demography==
Based on ONS statistics

===Population and ethnicity===
At the 2011 census, Warrington had a total population of 202,200, of which 49.6% are male and 50.4% are female.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Census|url = https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201114/publications_and_strategies/1073/census|website = www.warrington.gov.uk|access-date = 21 February 2016|language = en|first = Jess|last = Harbidge|archive-date = 3 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303040837/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201114/publications_and_strategies/1073/census|url-status = dead}}</ref> 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, 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 language|Polish]] (0.88%), [[Slovak language|Slovak]] (0.21%), [[Urdu]] (0.14%), [[Latvian language|Latvian]] (0.12%) Non Mandarin or Cantonese [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (0.12%) and [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]/[[Filipino language|Filipino]] (0.11%).

There are around 100 churches or other Christian communities, two mosques, and a Sikh temple Guru Nanak Gurdwara which is the only Sikh place of worship in Cheshire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2418 |title=Gurudwaras in United Kingdom |access-date=28 June 2008 |work=Gateway to Sikhism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928082037/http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2418|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 people|Asian]] and 0.3% Black.

===Housing and social situation===
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 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.

===Employment and education===
At 2005, the borough of Warrington had 63.6% employment, with only 2.9% of all economically active people unemployed – although a substantial rise began in 2008 due to the [[Late 2000s recession|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 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).

==Economy==
[[File:Buttermarket Street, Warrington - geograph.org.uk - 1305335.jpg|thumb|[[Bridge Street, Warrington|Bridge Street]], one of the main shopping streets in Warrington]]
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Halton and Warrington at current basic prices.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf|title=Regional Gross Value|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525140007/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/RegionalGVA.pdf|access-date=10 March 2022|archive-date=25 May 2006}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year || Regional gross value added<ref group=note>Includes hunting and forestry.</ref> || Agriculture<ref group=note>Includes energy and construction.</ref> || Industry<ref group=note>Includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured.</ref> || Services<ref group=note>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</ref>
|-
| 1995 || '''3,636''' || 14 || 1,361 || 2,261
|-
| 2000 || '''4,768''' || 10 || 1,433 || 3,324
|-
| 2003 || '''5,774''' || 18 || 1,399 || 4,356
|}

There 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-51314268 |title=Call to save Warrington's Unilever washing powder factory |publisher=BBC |date=30 January 2020 |access-date=30 January 2020 }}</ref>

Warrington Council and Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are major employers in the borough.

[[ESR Technology]]'s main operations are located at Warrington.

===Retail===
[[File:The Skittles, Warrington, March 2011jpg.jpg|thumb|270x270px|The Skittles]]
In spite of its proximity to significant retail areas in [[Manchester]], Liverpool, [[Chester]] and the out-of-town [[Trafford Centre]], Warrington continues to have one of the larger shopping centres in [[North West England]]. Despite the competition, Warrington has seen an increase in its customer trade, due in part to the modernisation of the town centre. It has a shopping centre (Golden Square) first opened in 1974,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201142/local-history-and-heritage/54/history-of-warrington-market|title=History of Warrington Market|last=Evans|first=Sian|website=Warrington.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2 July 2018|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702233317/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201142/local-history-and-heritage/54/history-of-warrington-market|url-status=dead}}</ref> which has been extended to include a [[Primark]] store, and a new bus station.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gswarrington.com/centre-map/|title=Centre Map – Golden Square Warrington|website=Gswarrington.com|access-date=2 July 2018|language=en-GB}}</ref>

The old Cockhedge Textile Mill was demolished and replaced by another shopping mall. The main shopping streets are Buttermarket Street, Horsemarket Street, Sankey Street and [[Bridge Street, Warrington|Bridge Street]]. Where these four streets intersect at Market Gate, there is a redevelopment with a large fountain and "guardians" (known locally as "the skittles") designed by [[Howard Ben Tré]]. Musical instrument retailer [[Dawsons Music]] originates in the town, and was located on Sankey Street from 1898 until 2019.<ref name="ww-dawsons">{{cite web |title=Dawsons to close Warrington HQ after 121 year presence in the town |url=https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2019/03/08/dawsons-to-close-warrington-hq-after-121-year-presence-in-the-town/ |website=Warrington Worldwide |access-date=24 November 2020 |date=8 March 2019}}</ref> The town also has a large indoor market which was redeveloped as part of the Time Square development which brought the return of a cinema in the town centre along with office space, restaurants, bars and retail opportunities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesquarewarrington.co.uk/the-scheme/|title = The Scheme – Time Square|website=Timessquarewarrington.co.uk| date=12 April 2016 }}</ref>

The town also has several other small shopping malls located in the town centre and throughout the town such as Hatters Row and Birchwood Mall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://birchwoodshoppingcentre.co.uk/|title=Homepage|website=Birchwoodshoppingcentre.co.uk|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> [[IKEA]] chose Warrington as the location for their first store when they came to the UK; the store is located in the large out-of-town shopping area of Gemini, which is home to one of the largest [[Marks and Spencer]] stores in the UK. Nearby to this, there is also an ODEON Luxe cinema, which was refurbished in 2019.{{cn|date=February 2023}} 
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/25806 |title=Odeon Luxe Warrington in Warrington, GB - Cinema Treasures }}</ref>

===Leisure===
There is [[ten-pin bowling]] located in the town centre and at Winwick Quay, and indoor paintball. An indoor karting centre is located near to Bank Quay. Pitch and putt and crazy golf are available at Walton Hall and Gardens. A Laser Quest arena and a snooker club can also be found in Warrington, both located close to the town centre. [[Gulliver's World]] theme park is located in Old Hall, Apple Jack's Farm theme park is situated in [[Stretton, Warrington|Stretton]].

===Developments===
The [[Omega Development Site]] close to the [[M62 motorway|M62]] on the northern edge of Warrington, on part of the site of the [[RAF Burtonwood|Burtonwood Airbase]], was intended to be a major business park but has instead been developed as mainly warehousing with a large residential area.

Other planned developments in Warrington were delayed by the economic climate, but redevelopment of the Time Square area, including a new Market, multi-story car park with around 1,200 spaces, cinema, retail outlets and council offices was completed in 2020 with an estimated cost of £142 million.

Warrington is developing a new [[Local Plan]] but plans to build 24,000 new homes were scaled back as government guidance changed. Included in the plans would be a new "Garden City Suburb" in the south of Warrington. The four main areas of growth as outlined in the planning were the waterfront around the [[River Mersey]], the town centre, the Garden City Suburb and south west urban extension.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201368/local_plan_review/2347/local_plan_review_-_supporting_documents |title=Local plan review - supporting documents &#124; Local plan review - supporting documents &#124; Warrington Borough Council |access-date=22 July 2017 |archive-date=4 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304231224/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201368/local_plan_review/2347/local_plan_review_-_supporting_documents |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Warrington - 1851 - Project Gutenberg eText 13721.jpg|thumb|Warrington after the coming of the railway, 1851]]

The town has two main railway stations: [[Warrington Bank Quay railway station|Bank Quay]] is on the [[West Coast Main Line]] between [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] and [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]] and the [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]] to [[North Wales]] via [[Chester railway station|Chester]] line, while [[Warrington Central railway station|Central]] is on the Liverpool to Manchester line (via [[Widnes]] and Warrington) with through services to [[Sheffield]] then to [[East Anglia]] or [[Cleethorpes]]. Bank Quay is much altered, but Central (built 1873) is of some architectural merit, featuring polychromatic brickwork. Both have undergone some refurbishment including new entrances. There are also railway stations in the suburbs at [[Padgate railway station|Padgate]], [[Sankey railway station|Sankey]], [[Glazebrook railway station|Glazebrook]] and [[Birchwood railway station|Birchwood]]. A new railway station, [[Warrington West railway station|Warrington West]] in Chapelford, near [[Great Sankey]], opened in December 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-50808946 |title=Warrington West: Town's new £20.5m railway station opens |publisher=BBC |date=16 December 2019 |access-date=17 December 2019 }}</ref>

[[Warrington's Own Buses]], one of the few [[municipal bus companies]] to survive in public ownership, runs most bus services within the town. [[Go North West]] and [[Arriva North West]] provide bus links to surrounding destinations such as Manchester, the Trafford Centre, Liverpool, St Helens, Runcorn, Widnes and Chester. A real-time [[passenger information system]] is installed at some bus stops. A new bus station known as Warrington Interchange opened in 2006 at the Golden Square Shopping Centre.

The River Mersey runs through the heart of the town dividing it in two. There are only two main thoroughfares crossing the Mersey in Warrington: at [[Warrington Bridge]] at Bridge Foot and at the Kingsway Bridge. Before the M6 was built, these routes were very busy with through traffic.

The [[Manchester Ship Canal]] runs through the south of the town; three swing bridges and a high-level cantilever bridge provide crossing points. Although shipping movements on the ship canal are far less frequent than in years past, they can cause severe delay to local road traffic. The [[Bridgewater Canal]] runs through the borough from the village of Lymm to Walton Hall and Gardens, a local park/leisure area. The course of the [[Sankey Canal]] runs through the west of the town, although the only navigable section is at the lock to the [[River Mersey]] estuary at Fiddlers Ferry.

===Warrington Bus Interchange===
[[File:Warrington Bus Interchange exterior.jpg|thumb|Warrington Bus Interchange in October 2009]]

The interchange consists of 19 departure stands, numbered from 1 to 19, all of which employ a drive-in reverse-out layout. Each stand has a computerised information screen which also ties into the [[Passenger information system|real-time information system]]. All stands are served from the main concourse building, which contains toilets, a newsagent, cafe, and a combined travel and tourist information office. There is access to the Golden Square shopping centre via escalators and lifts. The exits on the eastern side of the building lead onto Winwick Street, on which can be found a [[taxi rank]] and [[Warrington Central railway station]] within around 100 metres.

The bus station is the terminus for all local bus services within Warrington. Regional services operate to neighbouring cities [[Liverpool]], [[Manchester]] and [[Chester]], as well as to [[Wigan]], [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], the [[Trafford Centre]], [[Altrincham]], [[Northwich]], [[Runcorn]], [[Widnes]] and [[St Helens, Merseyside|St Helens]]. The majority of bus services are operated by [[Warrington's Own Buses]]. Other services are provided by [[Arriva North West]] and [[Go North West]].

==== History ====
Warrington Bus Interchange (also known as Warrington Interchange) opened on 21 August 2006,<ref>{{cite news|date=16 August 2007|title=New bus station is built to last|work=Warrington Guardian|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/1620330.New_bus_station_is_built_to_last/|access-date=17 February 2009}}</ref> next to the site of a temporary terminus that had been in use for the past thirteen months. The new interchange was built in conjunction with the extension and upgrade of the adjoining [[Golden Square shopping centre]], and replaced the previous bus station which dated from 1979.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 August 2005|title=New bus station makes history|work=Warrington Guardian|url=http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/2005/8/1/256019.html|url-status=dead|access-date=17 February 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070713150527/http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/2005/8/1/256019.html|archive-date=13 July 2007}}</ref>

In 2021, a 3.5 metre artwork was painted on glass at the bus station.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morgan|first=David|date=2021-07-14|title=This is why 48 portraits have been painted onto a window at Warrington bus station|url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/19442560.48-portraits-painted-warrington-bus-station/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=Warrington Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

==Culture==
[[File:Front of Museum.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Warrington Museum & Art Gallery]], opened 1858]]In March 2017 [[Warrington Borough Council]] made an unsuccessful bid to become the [[UK City of Culture]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2017-03-02/warrington-bids-to-become-uk-city-of-culture/|title=Warrington bids to become UK City of Culture|work=ITV News|access-date=29 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> However, various aspects of the town's cultural heritage gained prominence as a result of the bid such as the Grade II-listed [[Warrington Transporter Bridge]], the last railway transporter bridge in the world, and the [[Warrington Academy]] which once earned the town the nickname of the Athens of the North.<ref>{{cite news|date=17 July 2017|title=Warrington may not have a castle or a cathedral but it was once dubbed the Athens of the North|work=Warrington Guardian|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/columnists/15409367.warrington-may-not-have-a-castle-or-a-cathedral-but-it-was-once-dubbed-the-athens-of-the-north/|access-date=16 January 2023}}</ref>

Warrington has a concert hall (the [[Parr Hall]]), an arts centre (the Pyramid), three museums, and various public libraries throughout the borough. Warrington Central Library was the first rate-supported library in the UK.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

There is a cinema at Westbrook, and another opened in 2019 as part of a town centre redevelopment. There are several [[parks in Warrington]] and designated nature reserves at [[Woolston Eyes]], [[Risley Moss]], [[Rixton Claypits]] and [[Paddington Meadows]].

===Museums===
[[Warrington Museum & Art Gallery]] is situated in Warrington's Cultural Quarter on the first floor of a building it currently shares with Warrington Central Library. The town is also home to the [[Museum of Policing in Cheshire]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Museum of Policing in Cheshire|url = http://www.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk/|website = www.museumofpolicingincheshire.org.uk|access-date = 20 February 2016}}</ref> located in part of the working police station, and the Warrington Museum of [[Freemasonry]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Warrington Museum of Freemasonry|url = http://www.warrington.westlancsfreemasons.org.uk/warrington-museum-of-freemasonry/|website = Warrington|access-date = 20 February 2016|language = en-US}}</ref>

A heritage centre for the village of [[Lymm]] was given planning permission in February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Green light for Lymm Heritage Centre plans|url = http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2016/02/13/green-light-for-lymm-heritage-centre-plans/|website = Warrington Worldwide|date = 13 February 2016|access-date = 20 February 2016}}</ref>

===Events===
A number of festivals, carnivals and [[walking day]]s are held annually in the Warrington area. Warrington Walking Day – originally a Sunday school festival – is held on the closest Friday to the last day of June, and the town centre is closed to traffic as churches walk together through the streets.<ref>{{cite book|last=Forrest|first=David|title=Warrington Walking Day: A Brief History}}</ref>

Other festivals, besides the many walking days, include:
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*[[Appleton Thorn]] Bawming of the Thorn
*[[Birchwood, Cheshire|Birchwood]] Carnival and Safari Day
*[[Croft, Cheshire|Croft]] Carnival
*[[Culcheth]] Community Day
*[[Culcheth and Glazebury|Glazebury]] Gala
*Howley Carnival
*[[Lymm]] May Queen
*[[Lymm]] Dickensian Festival
*[[Lymm]] Rushbearing
*[[Penketh]] Carnival
*[[Stockton Heath]] Arts Festival
*[[Thelwall]] Rose Queen
*Warrington Music Festival
*[[Winwick, Cheshire|Winwick]] Carnival
*[[Westy]] Carnival
{{div col end}}

===Music===
A regular series of free [[classical music]] concerts take place in Bold Street Methodist Church, organised by WACIDOM.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicinwarrington.org.uk/|title=WACIDOM|website=Musicinwarrington.org.uk|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> This charity is also responsible for the biennial Warrington Competition for Young Musicians, held at [[Arley Hall]]. Regular classical recitals also take place at [[Walton Hall, Cheshire|Walton Hall]] and [[St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall]]. Warrington also has many musical groups, including Warrington Male Voice Choir, Gemini Musical Theatre Company (formerly Warrington Light Opera), Warrington Youth Orchestra, [[North Cheshire Wind Orchestra]], [[Centenary Theatre Company]] and ladies a cappella choir, the Cheshire Chord Company.

Warrington has a purpose-built concert hall, the [[Parr Hall]], which houses a [[Warrington Cavaillé-Coll Organ|large and internationally famous concert pipe-organ]] made by the nineteenth-century French organ-builder [[Cavaillé-Coll|Aristide Cavaillé-Coll]].

A number of rock and pop musicians are associated with Warrington. [[Madchester]] pioneers [[The Stone Roses]] are closely associated with the town, particularly the native lead singer [[Ian Brown]]. Other artists include [[Spike Dawbarn]] from 1990s music act [[911 (UK band)|band 911]], [[Kerry Katona]] of [[Atomic Kitten]], Ben Byrne and James Stelfox from [[Starsailor (band)|Starsailor]] and [[Tim Bowness]] of [[No-Man]]. The band [[Viola Beach]] (whose single "Swings & Waterslides" posthumously entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 11) were formed in Warrington.

''[[The Hit Man and Her]]'' TV show featuring producer [[Pete Waterman]] (of [[Stock Aitken Waterman]]) and [[Michaela Strachan]] debuted and regularly returned to the Mr Smiths [[nightclub]] in Warrington from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The nightclub itself closed down in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title=Memories of 'legendary' and 'iconic' venue Mr Smiths as The Hitman and Her turns 35 |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23289650.memories-warringtons-mr-smiths-hitman-turns-35/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Warrington Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

Warrington is home to the Neighbourhood Weekender music festival<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nbhdweekender.com/ |title=Home page |publisher=Neighbourhood Weekedner |access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref> which takes place in Victoria Park during the May bank holiday weekend. The event was first launched in 2018, over 50,000 people attended the event over the two days. The event was repeated in 2019 and was scheduled to return in 2020 but did not take place as a result of the [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 lockdown]]. The event was subsequently held in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Plans for a 2024 festival were cancelled but will take place again in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-14 |title=Confirmed: Neighbourhood Weekender is NOT happening in 2024 |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23923756.warrington-neighbourhood-weekender-postponed-2025/ |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=Warrington Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

=== Open spaces ===
Warrington has an array of open spaces, including parks, trails, nature reserves and gardens rich in history and visual beauty. Many of these attractions are dog friendly, and free of charge to enter, usually with man-made paths created to ensure safety. The attractions include:

* Culcheth Linear park- open 24hrs, with public toilets, parking, and staff based around the park
* [[File:2021- picture of Lymm Dam reflected against the sky. JPG.jpg|thumb|Lymm Dam pictured at sunset]][[Lymm Dam|Lymm dam]] - open 24hrs, water features, wildlife and woodland walks. Also has [[angling]] opportunities and links to the [[Trans Pennine Trail|Trans Pennine trail]].
* New Cut heritage and ecology trail- ongoing project including linear footpaths, Paddington meadows nature reserve, and links to several other parks in the area (listed below) 
* [[Risley Moss|Risley Moss local nature reserve]] - works with schools and partakes in regular subjects to help aid the life of local wildlife. Includes car parking and toilets
* [[Sankey Valley Park|Sankey valley park]] - open 24hrs, includes picnic benches, car parking, [[angling]] opportunities and play areas. 
* [[Trans Pennine Trail]] - open 24hrs, suitable for cycling, walking and running. Links to many other paths in the area.
* [[Victoria Park,Warrington|Victoria park]] - includes sports facilities, changing facilities, training pitches, ASICS Stadium, play area and home to the annual Neighbourhood Weekender music festival 
* [[Walton Hall, Cheshire|Walton gardens]] - includes gardens, [[Walton Hall, Cheshire|Walton hall]], petting zoo, play areas, mini golf and footpaths accessible to all.

Warrington is also home to other small parks and open spaces such Woolston park, Birchwood forest park and Bank park. Most open areas are dog friendly and only require unfriendly dogs to be kept under proper control by owners.

===Heritage===
{{See also|Listed buildings in Warrington (unparished area)|Grade I and II* listed buildings in Warrington|List of Conservation Areas in Warrington}}

The historic core of Warrington contains many significant listed buildings, including [[Warrington Town Hall]], [[St Elphin's Church, Warrington|St Elphin's Church]] and [[Warrington Museum]], situated within [[Conservation Areas]].

==Education==
===Higher education===
The [[University of Chester]] has a campus at [[Padgate]] that was formerly part of Warrington Collegiate.

===Colleges===
Warrington is home to three colleges: [[Priestley College|Priestley Sixth Form and Community College]], [[Warrington and Vale Royal College]] and [[University Technical College]] Warrington.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Place North West {{!}} Warrington UTC set to go on site|url=http://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/warrington-utc-set-to-go-on-site/|website = Place North West|date=13 March 2015 |access-date = 20 February 2016|language = en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = UTC Warrington event is a huge success – Warrington and Co|url = http://warringtonandco.com/latest-news/utc-warrington-event-is-a-huge-success/|website = Warrington and Co|access-date = 20 February 2016|language = en-US}}</ref> Most of the high schools have their own post-16 provision ([[sixth-form]]).

===Schools===
{{See also|List of schools in Warrington}}
There are 14 high schools throughout the borough:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Region !! School name !! Type of school !! Headteacher/principal !! Pupils
|-
| [[Birchwood, Cheshire|Birchwood]] || [[Birchwood Community High School]] || Academy Converter || Emma Mills || 1,124
|-
| [[Culcheth]] || [[Culcheth High School]] || Community || Chris Hunt || 1,132
|-
| [[Appleton, Warrington|Appleton]] || [[Bridgewater High School (Warrington)|Bridgewater High School]] || Academy Converter || Kieron Powell || 1,650
|-
| [[Latchford, Cheshire|Latchford]] || [[Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School]] || Church of England (Aided) || Beverley Scott-Herron || 752
|-
| [[Latchford, Cheshire|Latchford]] || [[Cardinal Newman Catholic High School (Warrington)]] || Roman Catholic (Aided) || David Lewis || 780
|-
| [[Great Sankey]] || [[Great Sankey High School]] || Academy Converter || John Shannon || 2,000
|-
| [[Lymm]] || [[Lymm High School]] || Academy Converter ||Gwyn Williams|| 1,877
|-
| [[Padgate]] || [[Padgate Academy]] || Academy Converter || Neil Harrison || 455
|-
| [[Penketh]] || [[Penketh High School]] || Academy Converter ||John Carlin|| 1,137
|-
| [[Westbrook, Cheshire|Westbrook]] || [[St Gregory's Catholic High School]] || Roman Catholic (Aided)||Edward McGlinchey || 988
|-
| [[Orford, Cheshire|Orford]] || [[Beamont Collegiate Academy]] || Academy Converter || Gareth Harris || 750
|-
| [[Padgate]] || [[King's Leadership Academy Warrington]] || Free School || Katie Sharp || 320
|-
| [[Lymm]] || Bright Futures School || Private || Ruth Clifford || 30
|-
| [[Thelwall]] || [[Chaigeley School]]|| Private || Paul Lambert || 35
|}

Woolston High School closed in 2012.

There are also 69 primary schools in the borough.

The [[Manchester]] Japanese School (マンチェスター日本人補習授業校 ''Manchesutā Nihonjin Hoshū Jugyō Kō''), a [[Hoshuko|weekend Japanese educational programme]], is held at the Language Centre at Lymm High School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchesterjs.org.uk/english/english.html|title=Contact Us|work=Manchester Japanese School|access-date=15 February 2015}} "Oughtrington Lane, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 0RB, UK (Language Centre at [[Lymm High School]])"</ref>

==Sport==
[[File:Halliwell Jones Stadium.jpg|thumb|right|[[Halliwell Jones Stadium]], home to [[Warrington Wolves]].]]
[[Rugby league]] is the town's premier sport in the form of [[Warrington Wolves]], who were historically nicknamed "The Wire"<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Warrington Wolves|url=http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A28008759|work=h2g2|date=16 October 2007|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref> because of Warrington's history of wire making. In 2003 the club left [[Wilderspool Stadium]], its home for over a century, and moved to the [[Halliwell Jones Stadium]]. [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington RLFC]] are the only team to have played every season in the top flight of rugby league. They established themselves as one of the leading rugby clubs in the country by taking home the [[Challenge Cup]] for two years running in 2009 and 2010 and a further win in 2012. This was won by them for the first time since 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=Warrington Wolves|work=mywarrington|url=http://www.mywarrington.me.uk/warrington_wolves.htm|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>

The club also reached the cup finals in 2016 and 2018, where they lost to Hull FC & Catalans Dragons respectively. In 2019, Warrington triumphed over St Helens in the Challenge Cup Final, 18-4, to lift the trophy for the 7th time. In 2011 the Wolves gained the Super League Leaders Shield for the first time (winning again in 2016), and in 2012 they appeared in the Super League Grand Final for the first time versus Leeds Rhinos with the chance to become only the third team to win the Challenge Cup/Grand Final double – however, they lost. They also reached the Grand Final again in 2013, 2016 and 2018, losing to Wigan Warriors on all occasions, Warrington's last domestic title came in 1955, when they beat Oldham at Manchester City's [[Maine Road]]. Warrington is represented in the [[British Amateur Rugby League Association]] leagues by: 
* Bank Quay Bulls ARLFC
* Burtonwood Bulldogs ARLFC
* Crosfields ARLFC
* Culcheth Eagles ARLFC
* Latchford Albion ARLFC
* Rylands ARFLC
* Woolston Rovers ARLFC

[[association football|Football]] is represented by [[Warrington Town F.C.|Warrington Town]] at [[Cantilever Park]], next to the [[Manchester Ship Canal]]. The club has several nicknames including Town, Yellows and The Wire. Warrington Town are currently in the [[Northern Premier League Premier Division]] following promotion in 2016. Warrington's biggest success was in the 2014 FA Cup where they reached the first round proper for the first time, whilst in the eighth tier. Warrington drew [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] of the fourth tier, who were at the time of the game 100 places above the Yellows. The match was shown live on BBC One and sold out Cantilever Park. Warrington famously won the game 1–0, but lost to 5th-tier [[Gateshead F.C.|Gateshead]] in the second round. The town also has another [[non-league]] team, [[Rylands F.C.]] who currently play in the {{English football updater|Rylands}}.<ref>[https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sport/17733861.rylands-gear-up-for-north-west-counties-premier-division/ Rylands gear up for North West Counties Premier Division], ''[[Warrington Guardian]]'', accessdate: 11 February 2020</ref>

Rowing in Warrington may well have been taking place for nearly 200 years. It is known that Warrington Regatta is well over 150 years old, often attracting large crowds on the riverbank.
The modern Warrington rowing club started in the mid-1980s and is based near Kingsway Bridge. Warrington is home to both recreational and competitive rowers.{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}

Warrington Athletic Club is based at [[Victoria Park (Warrington)|Victoria Park]], where a new eight-lane synthetic track was built in 1998, after the original track was destroyed in a fire the previous year.

[[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] racing, formerly known as dirt track racing, was staged in Warrington in its pioneering era between 1928 and 1930. The track entered a team in the 1929 [[Speedway English Dirt Track League|English Dirt Track League]] and the 1930 [[Northern League (speedway)|Northern League]]. Efforts to revive the venue in 1947 failed to materialise.

Warrington Wolves Basketball team was set up in 2009 and competes in the English Basketball League Division Four.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

Warrington has four predominant rugby union teams: Warrington RUFC, Lymm RFC, Gentlemen of Moore RUFC and Eagle RUFC, who are based at Thornton Road.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

==Media==
Warrington receives its television signals from the [[Winter Hill transmitting station|Winter Hill]] TV transmitter.

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Manchester]], [[BBC Radio Merseyside]], [[Heart North West]], [[Capital North West & Wales]] and [[Independent Local Radio]] station [[Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West]] (formerly [[Wire FM]]), formerly based in [[Orrell, Greater Manchester|Orrell]], also serves the Warrington area.
[[Community radio]] station Radio Warrington broadcasts from a studio in Warrington Retail Market.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Radio Warrington now broadcasting from Warrington Market|url = http://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2015/05/23/radio-warrington-now-broadcasting-from-warrington-market/|website = Warrington Worldwide|date = 23 May 2015|access-date = 20 February 2016}}</ref> They hold an AM licence and have received planning permission for a transmitter, though their broadcasts are currently only available online.

Warrington's longest established newspaper is the ''[[Warrington Guardian]]''. Published weekly and costing £1, it is currently owned by [[Newsquest]] and has sales of just over 17,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Newsquest plans to cut 12 more jobs in North West including web editor and social media editor {{!}} Press Gazette|url = http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/newsquest-plans-cut-12-more-jobs-north-west-including-web-editor-and-social-media-editor|website = www.pressgazette.co.uk| date=9 November 2015 |access-date = 20 February 2016}}</ref> Bridge Foot based Orbit News Ltd produce a monthly free news magazine, ''Warrington Worldwide'', as well as three community magazines, Warrington Worldwide, Lymm Life (first published April 1999) and Culcheth Life (First published April 2003) and the daily news website. The free monthly newspaper ''Cheshire Times'' is also distributed in the southern half of the borough.

===Churches and other religious buildings===

*[[St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall]], Grade I listed medieval church
*[[St Oswald's Church, Winwick]], Grade I listed medieval church
*The 14th-century [[St Elphin's Church, Warrington|Parish Church of St Elphin]], largely a [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] rebuild with a {{convert|281|ft|m|adj=on}} spire, the sixth tallest in the UK
*[[Holy Trinity Church, Warrington|Holy Trinity Church]], 1758, Grade II* listed [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] church at Market Gate
*[[St Mary's Church, Warrington|St Mary's Church]], Grade II church designed by [[E.W. Pugin]] and [[Peter Paul Pugin]] in Buttermarket Street

===Civic amenities===
*[[Warrington Museum & Art Gallery]], Grade II listed building and one of the oldest municipal museums in the UK
*[[Warrington Town Hall]] (and its golden gates), formerly Bank Hall (built 1750), the home of the Philips family and their scion the artist [[Nathaniel George Philips]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Leisureandculture/Localhistoryandheritage/Town_Hall_Guide.aspx | title=An Historic Guide to Warrington Town Hall | publisher = Warrington Borough Council | year=2007 | access-date=23 May 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070712025833/http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Leisureandculture/Localhistoryandheritage/Town_Hall_Guide.aspx  |archive-date = 12 July 2007}}</ref>
*[[Halliwell Jones Stadium]], home of [[Warrington Wolves]]
*[[Parr Hall|Parr Hall Concert Hall]], home to a [[Warrington Cavaillé-Coll Organ|rare concert pipe-organ]] made by the great French organ-builder [[Cavaillé-Coll|Aristide Cavaillé-Coll]]
*Pyramid Arts Centre on Palmyra Square

===Industrial and commercial structures===
*[[Warrington Transporter Bridge]], a Grade II* [[listed building]] and a [[Scheduled Ancient Monument]]<ref>English Heritage</ref>
*The Barley Mow, established in 1561, the oldest pub in Warrington
*The [[Cheshire Lines Committee|Cheshire Lines]] railway warehouse, now redeveloped as apartments
*The row of late Victorian terracotta-clad shops on [[Bridge Street, Warrington|Bridge Street]]
*[[Fiddlers Ferry Power Station]], now being decommissioned
*The industrial modernist [[Unilever]] Soapworks
*[[IKEA]] store, near the Gemini retail park, the first of the IKEA chain to be built in the UK<ref>{{cite news | url =https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,,1240464,00.html |title = Ikea: The History | newspaper= The Guardian | access-date=23 May 2007 | location=London | date=17 June 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128175828/http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0%2C%2C1240464%2C00.html|archive-date=28 January 2007}}</ref>
*The former [[Woolworths Group (United Kingdom)|Woolworth's]] Building in Sankey Street (originally Garnett's furniture showroom and currently Poundland) 
*Musical instrument retailer [[Dawsons Music]] has been based on Sankey Street since 1898, where its headquarters remain to this day.

===Other===
*[[Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden]]
*The [[Warrington Academy]], a [[dissenting academy|dissenters' institute]] where [[Joseph Priestley]] once taught. After the academy moved, the building housed the offices of the local newspaper the ''[[Warrington Guardian]]'' until June 2016. A [[Listed building#Categories of listed building|Grade II]] listed [[Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Warrington|statue of Oliver Cromwell]] stands in front of the academy.<ref name=HistoricEngland>{{NHLE|num=1139417|desc=Statue of Oliver Cromwell, Bridge Street|grade=II|access-date=18 February 2016|mode=cs2}}</ref>
*"Cromwell's Cottage" (17th century), which [[Oliver Cromwell]] is said to have visited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cromwell's_Cottage_-_geograph.org.uk_-_522801.jpg|title=File:Cromwell's Cottage – geograph.org.uk – 522801.jpg|work=wikimedia.org|date=22 July 2007|access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cromwell's+Cottage+still+makes+the+Grade%3B+Taste+Test+Indian+meal...-a0273276589|title=Cromwell's Cottage still makes the Grade; Taste Test Indian meal for Tina Miles sees her follow in Oliver's footsteps.|first=Tina|last=Miles|work=[[Liverpool Echo]] via The Free Library|date=24 November 2011|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>

==Notable people==
===Up to 1700===
*[[James Bell (priest)|James Bell]] (1524–1584), Catholic priest and martyr,<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Bell, James (1524-1584) |volume=4 |page=163}}</ref> born in Warrington
*[[Thomas Dallam]] (c1570 – 1614), organ builder<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Dallam Encyclopædia Britannica] retrieved December 2017</ref> and [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] trade envoy to [[Constantinople]]. His family came from [[Dallam, Warrington|Dallam]].
*[[Edward Barlow (priest)|Edward Barlow]] (1639 in Warrington – 1719), priest<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Barlow, Edward (1639-1719)|volume=3 |page=219}}</ref> and [[mechanician]]
*[[John Harrison]] (1693–1776), inventor<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Harrison, John (1693-1776) |volume=25}}{{verify inline|date=September 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/longitude-found-John-Harrison Royal Museums Greenwich, Longitude found], Rmg.co.uk, retrieved December 2017</ref> of the [[marine chronometer]] which established longitude; long-time inhabitant of Warrington
*[[Susanna Wright]] (1697 in Warrington – 1784), colonial American poet<ref>[http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/09/susanna-wright.html History of American Women Quaker Poet on the Pennsylvania Frontier], Womenhistoryblog.com, retrieved December 2017</ref> and pundit, botanist, business owner and legal scholar
*[[Hamlet Winstanley]] (1698–1756), painter and engraver;<ref>{{Cite DNB |first=Thomas |last=Seccombe |wstitle=Winstanley, Hamlet |volume=62 |page=207}}</ref> designer of Stanley Street in Warrington town centre. Born in Warrington and lived there in his later years before dying there.

===1700 to 1800===
*[[John Macgowan]] (1726–1780), [[Nonconformist (Protestantism)|non-conformist]] preacher<ref>{{Cite DNB|first=Charlotte Fell |last=Smith |wstitle=Macgowan, John |volume=35 |page=92}}</ref> and satirist; resident of Warrington
*[[Anna Blackburne]] (1726–1793), naturalist<ref>{{Cite DNB|first=Thomas |last=Bettany |wstitle=Blackburne, Anna |volume=5 |page=121}}</ref> and correspondent of [[Carl Linnaeus]]; lived and died in Warrington 
*[[Edward Evanson]] (1731 in Warrington – 1805), controversial<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Evanson, Edward |volume=10 |page=3}}</ref> clergyman
*[[Joseph Priestley]] FRS, (1733–1804), non-conformist clergyman,<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Priestley, Joseph |volume=22 |page=322}}</ref> philosopher and scientist, discoverer of oxygen; lived in Warrington and taught at the [[Warrington Academy]] between 1761 and 1767
*[[Thomas Percival]] FRS FRSE FSA (1740 in Warrington − 1804), physician and author, crafted the first modern code of medical ethics
*[[Anna Laetitia Barbauld]] (1743–1825), poet<ref>[http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/barbauld/biography.html A Celebration of Women Writers Anna Lætitia Aikin Barbauld (1743–1825)] retrieved December 2017</ref> and literary critic; lived in Warrington 1758–1774
*[[Peter Litherland]] (1756–1805), watchmaker and inventor of the lever watch; born in Warrington
*[[Elizabeth Whitlock]] (1761 in Warrington – 1836), actress,<ref>{{Cite DNB |first=John Joseph |last=Knight|wstitle=Whitlock, Elizabeth |volume=61 |page=140}}</ref> a member of the [[Kemble family]] of actors
*Colonel [[John Drinkwater Bethune]] (1762 in Latchford – 1844), army officer,<ref>[https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n84-136140/ OCLC WorldCat Drinkwater, John 1762–1844] retrieved December 2017</ref> administrator and military historian, documented the [[Great Siege of Gibraltar]] 
*[[John Cragg]] (1767 in Warrington–1854), English ironmaster<ref>{{NHLE|num=1209945 |desc=CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH ROAD, Liverpool|grade=I|fewer-links=yes|access-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> who ran a foundry in Liverpool
*[[Arthur Aikin]] FLS, FGS (1773 in Warrington – 1854), chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer,<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Aikin, Arthur |volume=1 |page=437}}</ref> and was a founding member of the [[Chemical Society]]
*[[Charles Rochemont Aikin]] (1775 in Warrington – 1847), doctor<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle=Aikin, Charles Rochemont |volume=1 |page=185}}</ref> and chemist
*[[Edmund Aikin]] (1780 in Warrington – 1820), architect<ref>{{cite DNB |first=Ernest |last=Radford |wstitle=Aikin, Edmund |volume=1 |page=185}}</ref> and writer on architecture
*[[Lucy Aikin]] (1781 in Warrington – 1864), historical writer,<ref>{{cite DNB |first=Arthur Aikin |last=Brodribb |wstitle=Aikin, Lucy |volume=1 |page=186}}</ref> also published under the pseudonym Mary Godolphin.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Aikin, John |volume= 1 | page = 737; see para 2|quote= His daughter, Lucy Aikin (1781–1864), born at Warrington.....}}</ref>
*[[Maria Hill, Daughter of the Regiment|Maria Hill]] (1791 in Winwick–1881), Canadian heroine of the [[Anglo-American War of 1812|War of 1812]]
*[[Joseph Crosfield]] (1792–1844), businessman, established a soap and chemical manufacturing business in Warrington called Joseph Crosfield and Sons
*[[William Beamont]] (1797–1889), Victorian solicitor and local philanthropist, founded several churches and the municipal library<ref>Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; William Beamont diaries in Warrington Library; {{cite web|url=http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Councilanddemocracy/Councillorsdemocracyandelections/mayor/history.aspx|title=History of the Mayor|work=Warrington Borough Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111064831/http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Councilanddemocracy/Councillorsdemocracyandelections/mayor/history.aspx|archive-date=11 November 2007}}</ref>
*[[William Wilson (botanist)|William Wilson]] (1799 in Warrington–1871), botanist, known for his focus on [[bryology]]

===1800 to 1900===
*[[William John Beamont]] (1828 in Warrington – 1868), clergyman and author
*[[Philip Pearsall Carpenter]], Presbyterian minister between 1846 and 1862
*[[James Charles (painter)|James Charles]] (1851 in Warrington – 1906), impressionist artist<ref>{{Cite DNB12 |wstitle=Charles, James |page=353}}</ref>
*[[Reginald Essenhigh]] (1890 in Warrington–1955), MP for [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]] from 1931 to 1935 and then a judge
*[[Sir Luke Fildes]] (1843–1927), artist,<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Fildes, Sir Luke |volume=10 |page=339}}</ref> studied at Warrington School of Art
*[[Sir Gilbert Greenall, 1st Baronet]] DL (1806–1894), businessman and Conservative MP<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-gilbert-greenall/index.html HANSARD 1803–2005 → People (G)] retrieved December 2017</ref> for [[Warrington (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington]] 1847–1868, 1874–1880 and 1885–1892
*[[William Kirtley (railway engineer)|William Kirtley]] (1840 in Warrington – 1919), [[Locomotive Superintendent]] of the [[London Chatham and Dover Railway]]
*[[Joseph Leicester]] (1825 in Warrington – 1903), glass blower<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-joseph-leicester/index.html Hansard 1803–2005, Mr Joseph Leicester] retrieved 30 January 2018</ref> and Liberal politician, MP for [[West Ham South (UK Parliament constituency)|West Ham South]] from 1885 to 1886
*[[Jeannie Mole]] (1841 in Warrington – 1912), socialist, feminist, and trade union organiser
*[[William Norman (VC)|William Norman]], [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1832–1896), local war hero, born in Warrington<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/manchest.htm|title=Grave location for holders of the Victoria Cross in the city of Manchester|work=homeusers.prestel.co.uk|access-date=7 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105456/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/manchest.htm|archive-date=29 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[William Owen (architect, born 1846)|William Owen]] (1846 in Latchford – 1910), architect who practised in Warrington, collaborated with [[William Lever]] in the creation of [[Port Sunlight]]
*[[B. H. Roberts]] (1857 in Warrington – 1933), Mormon leader,<ref>[http://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0801283;jsessionid=6C611A1C2DC771D28964802607CF4B45 American National Biography Roberts, Brigham Henry] retrieved December 2017</ref> historian, politician and [[Polygamy|polygamist]]
*[[Peter Rylands]] (1820 in Warrington – 1887), wire manufacturer<ref>{{Cite DNB |first=William Fraser |last= Rae|wstitle=Rylands, Peter |volume=50 |page=60}}</ref> and Liberal politician who was an MP in two periods between 1868 and 1887
*Captain [[Guy Wareing]] DFC (1899 in Latchford – 1918), World War I [[flying ace]]
*[[John Webster (engineer)|John Webster]] (1845 in Warrington – 1914), civil engineer who specialised in designing bridges
*Jack Wilson (1894 in Warrington – 1970), partner in [[Wilson, Keppel and Betty]], a popular British music hall and vaudeville act
*[[Henry Woods (painter)|Henry Woods]] RA (1846 in Warrington – 1921), painter and illustrator, an artist of the Neo-Venetian school

===1900 to 1950===
*[[George Formby]] (1904–1961), entertainer, lived for many years in Warrington and is buried in Warrington Cemetery, with his father [[George Formby Sr]], also an entertainer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgeformby.co.uk/news/monument/report.htm|title=Monument Restored|work=The George Formby Society|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ernest Whitty]] (1907–1985), footballer who played Association football for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], [[Darwen F.C. (1870)|Darwen]] and [[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]] in the 1930s.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Joyce|first=Michael|title=Football League Players' Records 1888–1939|publisher=Soccer Data|year=2004|isbn=978-1899468676}}</ref>
*[[George Briggs (bishop)|George Cardell Briggs]] (1910 in Warrington–2004), the first [[Bishop of The Seychelles]]
*Petty Officer [[Alfred Edward Sephton]] VC (1911 in Warrington – 1941), recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]]
*[[Gordon Ellis]] (1920–1978), painter, was born in Warrington<ref name="TIB">{{cite book |last1=Tibbles |first1=Anthony |title=A Dictionary of Liverpool Ship Portraitists and Marine Artists |date=2023 |publisher=[[Liverpool University Press]] |isbn=9781837646524 |page=28}}</ref>
*Reginald Waywell (1924-2019), artist, lived in Warrington<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reginaldwaywell.com|title=Reginald Waywell|access-date=18 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[Burt Kwouk]] OBE (1930–2016), actor, ''[[The Pink Panther (film series)|The Pink Panther]]'' films, born in Warrington
*[[Eric Tucker]] (1932–2018), artist
*[[Geoffrey Hewitt]] (1934–2019) FREng, FRS, British chemical engineer notable for contributions to heat transfer and multiphase flow, in 2007 recipient of [[Global Energy Prize]]
*[[Dave Cook (politician)|Dave Cook]] (1941 in Warrington–1993), British communist activist, also known as a rock climber
*[[Ossie Clark]] (1942–1996), fashion designer, raised in Warrington, attended William Beamont Secondary Technical School<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/fashion-labelled-with-love--warrington-salutes-you-ossie-clark-1122117.html| title=Fashion: Labelled with love – Warrington salutes you, Ossie Clark |newspaper=The Independent|access-date=13 January 2009 | location=London | first=Susannah | last=Frankel | date=3 November 1999}}</ref>
*[[Sue Johnston]] (born 1943), actress, ''[[Brookside (television programme)|Brookside]]'' and ''[[The Royle Family]]''<ref name=top10/>
*[[Ann Pilling]] (born 1944 in Warrington), author and poet best known for young adult fiction
*[[Pete Postlethwaite]] (1946–2011), actor, born at 101 Norris Street, Warrington; a studio in the Pyramid Arts Centre has been named after him<ref name=top10>{{cite web|url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/11045203.VOTE__Our_top_10_favourite_Warringtonians/|title=VOTE: Our top 10 favourite Warringtonians|work=Warrington Guardian|date=28 February 2014 |access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref>
*[[Peter Brimelow]] (born 1947 in Warrington), American writer, [[Paleoconservative]]
*[[Paul Lewis (broadcaster)|Paul Lewis]] (born 1948 in Warrington), freelance financial journalist and broadcaster, presenter of ''[[Money Box (radio)|Money Box]]'' on BBC Radio 4
*[[David Banks (journalist)|David Banks]] (born 1948 in Warrington), former British newspaper editor

===1950 to date===
*[[Pete McCarthy]] (1951–2004), actor, born in Warrington, honoured in a plaque on the wall of the Pyramid Arts Centre
*[[Steve Parker (writer)|Steve Parker]] (born 1952 in Warrington), writer of children's and adult's science books
*[[Martin Sixsmith]] (born 1954 in Warrington), author and radio/television presenter, primarily working for the BBC. His book [[Philomena]] was made into the film starring [[Judi Dench]] and [[Steve Coogan]], who played Sixsmith
*[[Joan Ryan (politician)|Joan Ryan]] (born 1955 in Warrington), politician, MP for [[Enfield North (UK Parliament constituency)|Enfield North]] 1997–2010 and 2015–2019
*[[Philippa Perry]] (born 1957 in Warrington), psychotherapist, supporter of the [[Women's Equality Party]] and married to artist and cross-dresser [[Grayson Perry]] 
*[[George Davey Smith]] (born 1959 in Warrington), [[epidemiologist]]
*[[Garry Newlove]] (1959–2007), victim of high-profile murder in August 2007, attacked outside his house in Fearnhead<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1578280/Teenagers-jailed-for-life-for-Garry-Newlove-murder.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first1=Bonnie | last1=Malkin | title=Teenagers jailed for life for Garry Newlove murder | date=11 February 2008|access-date=2 December 2015}}</ref>
*[[Antony Green]] AO<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-28 |title=Antony Green's Election Blog: A Few Thanks |url=http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2017/06/a-few-thanks.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728155836/http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2017/06/a-few-thanks.html |archive-date=28 July 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pitt |first=Helen |date=2016-07-01 |title=Antony Green: gracing our election night TV screens for 25 years |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/antony-green-a-quarter-century-of-election-calling-20160630-gpvxiw.html |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref> (born 1960 in Warrington), Australian [[Psephology|psephologist]] and commentator
*[[Helen Newlove, Baroness Newlove]] (born 1961), Warrington-based community reform campaigner,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20812296 BBC News 21 December 2012] retrieved December 2017</ref> appointed [[Victims' Commissioner]] in 2012
*[[Gary Slater]] (born 1961 in Warrington), sports journalist,<ref>[http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/9672630.A_new_chapter_for_Wolves_from_author_Gary_Slater/ Warrington Guardian 28 April 2012 ] retrieved December 2017</ref> currently working for the ''Daily Telegraph''
*[[Martin Roberts (presenter)|Martin Roberts]] (born 1963), presenter of [[BBC 1]]'s ''[[Homes Under the Hammer]]'' 
*[[Robin Jarvis]] (born 1963), brought up in Warrington, [[young adult fiction]] and children's novelist, writes [[dark fantasy]], suspense and supernatural thrillers 
*[[Andy Bird]] CBE (born {{Circa|1964}} in Warrington), film producer and executive, chairman of [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney International]]
*[[Tim Firth]] (born 1964 in Warrington), dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter
*[[Polly Walker]] (born 1966 in Warrington), actress, HBO's [[Rome (TV series)|Rome]] and Netflix's [[Bridgerton]]
*[[Gavin Patterson]] (born 1967), brought up in Warrington, chief executive of [[BT Group plc]] since 2013
*[[Rebekah Brooks]] (born 1968), journalist, newspaper editor and former chief executive of [[News International]], attended Appleton Hall County Grammar School in Warrington<ref>{{cite news|last=Irvine|first=Ian|title=Rebekah Wade: The feisty first lady of Wapping|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rebekah-wade-the-feisty-first-lady-of-wapping-514039.html|work=The Independent Newspaper|publisher=The Independent Online|date=5 November 2005|access-date=21 April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426144227/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/rebekah-wade-the-feisty-first-lady-of-wapping-514039.html|archive-date=26 April 2010}}</ref>
*[[Chris Matheson (British politician)|Chris Matheson]] (born 1968 in Warrington), Labour Party politician, MP for the [[City of Chester (UK Parliament constituency)|City of Chester]] 2015–2022
*[[Liam Byrne]] (born 1970 in Warrington), Labour Party politician,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/oct/12/labour-liam-byrne-lowest-point-theres-no-money-note The Guardian Wednesday 12 October 2016] retrieved December 2017</ref> MP for [[Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Hodge Hill]] since 2004
*[[Curtis Jobling]] (born 1972), author, illustrator, animator and production designer of ''[[Bob the Builder]]'', lives in Warrington
*[[Helen Wilson (mathematician)|Helen Wilson]] (born 1973 in Warrington), mathematician at [[University College London]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170116174729/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucahhwi/ UCL archive PROFESSOR HELEN J WILSON] retrieved December 2017</ref> focuses on theoretical and numerical modelling
*[[Steven Arnold]] (born 1974), actor, known for his role as Ashley Peacock in ''[[Coronation Street]]'', born in Warrington
*[[Helen Walsh]] (born 1977), writer and film director
*[[Warren Brown (actor)|Warren Brown]] (born 1978), regular BBC actor, born and lives in Warrington
*[[Nathan Head]] (born 1980 in Warrington), actor, known for his work in the British horror genre
*[[Darren Jeffries]] (born 1982), actor, best known for his role as OB in ''[[Hollyoaks]]''
*[[Murder of Shafilea Ahmed|Shafilea Ahmed]] (1986-2003), [[Honor killing|honour killing]] victim.
*[[George Sampson]] (born 1993), dancer and winner of ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]'' in 2008<ref>{{cite web | url =http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLv-DLR9hI1D8PZ60oapDmgOpAIQ | title = Breakdancer wins TV talent contest | access-date = 31 May 2008 | publisher = [[The Press Association]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602162839/http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLv-DLR9hI1D8PZ60oapDmgOpAIQ | archive-date= 2 June 2008}}</ref>
*[[Killing of Brianna Ghey|Brianna Ghey]] (2006–2023), murder victim<ref>{{cite news |date=20 December 2023 |title=Teenage boy and girl guilty of Brianna Ghey murder |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67729418 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

===Music===
*[[Edwin Astley|Edwin 'Ted' Astley]] (1922–1998), composer, most notably the themes to ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' and ''[[Danger Man]]''
*[[Edna Savage]] (1936 in Warrington – 2000), traditional pop singer 
*[[Tim Curry]] (born 1946), actor, singer and composer, born in Warrington and lived in Grappenhall
*[[Pete Waterman]] OBE (born 1947), record producer, lives in Warrington, in south Warrington, near daresbury<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article6115114.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Birmingham New Street my lowest point | date=17 April 2009 | access-date=27 May 2010 | first1=Andrew | last1=Adonis | first2=Rail | last2=Minister|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*[[John Maines]] (born 1948 in Warrington), musician, trombone player and active figure in the British brass band movement as a performer, conductor, tutor, compere and concert presenter
*[[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]] (born 1954 in Warrington), music producer and engineer notable for working with [[Depeche Mode]]
*[[Miles Tredinnick]], also known as Riff Regan (born Warrington 1955), rock musician, songwriter and a stage and screenwriter
*[[Phil Kelsall]] MBE (born 1956 in Warrington), principal organist at the [[Blackpool Tower]] Ballroom since 1977
*[[Stephen Hough]] (born 1961), international concert pianist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07x1lhl|title=BBC Radio 4 – Desert Island Discs, Stephen Hough|website=BBC|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> and classical composer, raised in Warrington
*[[Tim Bowness]] (born 1963), singer-songwriter, singer in the band [[No-Man]], born and brought up in [[Stockton Heath]]
*[[Ian Brown]] (born 1963), lead singer of [[The Stone Roses]],<ref>[https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ian-brown-sing-when-youre-winning FourFourTwo Published 1 November 2005] retrieved December 2017</ref> born in Warrington, lived in Forster Street, now lives in Lymm<ref name=top10/>
*[[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]] (born 1966), DJ and TV presenter, born and grew up in Warrington<ref name="Evans">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/chris-evans-life-story-681299.html|title=Chris Evans: Life Story|access-date=8 October 2008 | location=London | date=14 April 2001 | work=The Independent|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216115429/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/chris-evans-life-story-681299.html|archive-date=16 December 2008}}</ref>
*[[Anthony Whittaker]] (born 1968), composer and pianist, born in Warrington
*[[Jan Linton]] (born {{Circa|1968}}), singer-songwriter, born in Warrington but re-located to Japan<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5289289.Jan_is_big_in_Japan_/ |title=Jan is big in Japan!|date=5 January 2001 |first=Joel|last=Sawyer|work=Warrington Guardian| access-date=2 September 2010}}</ref>
*[[Chris Braide]] (born 1973), songwriter and record producer, born and lived in Padgate
*[[Comedy Dave|Dave Vitty (Comedy Dave)]] (born 1974), DJ and ''[[Dancing on Ice (series 6)|Dancing on Ice]]'' contestant, came from Hong Kong, brought up in Warrington.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
*[[Kerry Katona]] (born 1980), singer/actress, born and grew up in Warrington<ref name=top10/>
*[[Bill Ryder-Jones]] (born 1983), former guitarist of [[The Coral]], born in Warrington
*[[Viola Beach]] (formed in 2013), band from Warrington
*James Smith (born 1990), lead singer of [[Yard Act]], brought up in Lymm<ref name="JamesSmith">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/04/elton-john-listening-to-us-blows-my-mind-yard-act-on-humour-despair-and-celebrity-fans|title='Elton John listening to us blows my mind': Yard Act on humour, despair and celebrity fans|access-date=17 January 2021 | date=4 January 2022 | work=The Guardian}}</ref>

===Sport===
*[[Steve Donoghue]] (1884–1945), jockey, ten times [[British flat racing Champion Jockey]], born in Warrington<ref name="Mortimer">{{cite book | last1 = Mortimer|first1=Roger |last2=Onslow|first2=Richard|last3=Willett|first3=Peter| title=Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing|publisher=Macdonald and Jane's| year=1978|isbn=0-354-08536-0}}</ref>
*[[George Duckworth]] (1901–1966), [[first class cricket]]er, who played [[Test cricket]] for England, was born in Warrington. He played first class cricket for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] between 1923 and 1947.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11946.html |title=George Duckworth player profile |website=Cricinfo.com |access-date=16 October 2007}}</ref>
*[[Fred Worrall]] (1910 in Warrington– 1979), footballer, made 425 professional appearances
*[[Harold Palin|Harold 'Moggy' Palin]] (1916 in Warrington–1990), professional rugby league footballer
*[[Roger Hunt]] (1938-2021), footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/326|title=Liverpool career stats for Roger Hunt – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC!|website=Lfchistory.net|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> for [[Liverpool F.C.]], member of England's 1966 World Cup squad, born in Glazebury, lived in Warrington, made a Freeman of the Borough on 5 December 2016
*[[Neil McGrath]] (born 1942), former racing driver
*[[Bob Fulton]] (1947–2021), Australian Rugby League player and selector, born in Stockton Heath<ref>{{cite news | last = Hadfield | first = Dave| date = 23 October 1992| title = Rugby League: Fulton plays honorary consul: Dave Hadfield on the man from mining stock in Warrington who became a leader Down Under | work = [[The Independent]]| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-fulton-plays-honorary-consul-dave-hadfield-on-the-man-from-mining-stock-in-warrington-who-became-a-leader-down-under-1558970.html| access-date =6 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Keith Elwell]] (born 1950 in Warrington), professional rugby league footballer, played 591 games for Widnes
*[[Wade Dooley]] (born 1957), former England rugby union international, played lock forward, played for his country 55 times
*[[Gary Bannister]] (born 1960 in Warrington), former professional footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=384|title=Gary Bannister &#124; Football Stats &#124; No Club &#124; Age 61 &#124; 1978–1995|website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> who made 539 pro appearances
*[[Hugh de Prez]] (1951–2008), cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34569/34569.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|website=Cricketarchive.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[Neil Fairbrother]] (born 1963), first class cricketer, played Test cricket for England, born in Warrington<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12803.html |title=Neil Fairbrother player profile |website=Cricinfo.com |access-date=16 October 2007}}</ref>
*[[Tony Ward (footballer)|Tony Ward]] (born 1970), former professional footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/UtoW/Ward,Tony.htm |title=Tony Ward |website=doncasterrovers.co.uk |accessdate=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320233827/http://www.doncasterrovers.co.uk/players/UtoW/Ward,Tony.htm |archive-date=20 March 2017}}</ref>
*[[Tony Bullock]] (born 1972), former professional footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10508|title=Tony Bullock &#124; Football Stats &#124; No Club &#124; Age 50 &#124; 1996–2019 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> who played as a goalkeeper, 358 pro appearances
*[[Stephen Foster (footballer)|Stephen Foster]] (born 1980), defender<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=13823|title=Stephen Foster &#124; Football Stats &#124; No Club &#124; Age 41 &#124; 1997–2014 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> and captain of [[Barnsley F.C.]], born in the town
*[[David Wright (footballer)|David Wright]] (born 1980 in Warrington), former professional footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=12912|title=David Wright &#124; Football Stats &#124; No Club &#124; Age 41 &#124; 1997–2015 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> with 488 pro appearances
*[[Ian Sharps]] (born 1980 in Warrington), former footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15076|title=Ian Sharps &#124; Football Stats &#124; No Club &#124; Age 41 &#124; 1998–2017 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> with 565 pro appearances, now First-Team Coach at [[Walsall F.C.]]
*[[Paul Hanagan]] (born in 1980), twice British champion [[flat racing|flat jockey]], born in Warrington
*[[Matt Doughty]] (born 1981 in Warrington), former professional footballer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=17196|title=Matt Doughty &#124; Football Stats &#124; Warrington Town &#124; Age 40 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> over 400 pro appearances
*[[Jonathan Akinyemi]] (born 1988), Olympic Canoe Slalom athlete for team Nigeria, born and lives in Warrington
*[[James Chester]] (born 1989), footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=50913|title=James Chester &#124; Football Stats &#124; Stoke City &#124; Age 33 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> currently playing for [[Derby County F.C.]], born in Warrington
*[[Jesse Lingard]], (born 1992), footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=63531|title=Jesse Lingard &#124; Football Stats &#124; Manchester United &#124; Age 29 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.]], born in Warrington
*[[Jack Robinson (footballer, born 1993)|Jack Robinson]] (born 1993 in Warrington), professional footballer,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=54554|title=Jack Robinson &#124; Football Stats &#124; Sheffield United &#124; Age 28 |website=Soccerbase.com|access-date=10 March 2022}}</ref> plays for [[Sheffield United F.C.]]
*[[Alfie Devine]] (born 2004) Tottenham Hotspur Footballer
*[[Luke Littler]] (born 2007), professional darts player
*[[Jarell Quansah]] (born 2003),plays for [[Liverpool FC]] and won the [[EFL cup]] in 2024
*[[Stan Woodhouse]] (1899 in Warrington– 1977), professional footballer, played for Bury and Southampton in the 1920s and 1930s

== Twin towns ==
Warrington is twinned with: 
* {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hilden]], Germany<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Warrington Borough |title=Twin towns {{!}} Warrington Borough Council |url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/twintowns |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302190912/https://www.warrington.gov.uk/twintowns |archive-date=2 March 2016 |access-date=20 February 2016 |website=www.warrington.gov.uk}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Náchod]], Czech Republic<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Partnerská města |url=https://www.mestonachod.cz/zivot-v-nachode/o-meste/partnerska-mesta/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Město Náchod |language=cs}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Česká Skalice]], Czech Republic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnerská města České Skalice |url=https://www.ceskaskalice.cz/o-ceske-skalici/partnerska-mesta/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Oficiální stránky města Česká Skalice |language=cs}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Červený Kostelec]], Czech Republic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnerství |url=https://www.cervenykostelec.cz/partnerstvi |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Město Červený Kostelec |language=cs}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Hronov]], Czech Republic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnerská města |url=https://www.mestohronov.cz/partnerska-mesta/clanek/partnerska-mesta |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Město Hronov |language=cs}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jaroměř]], Czech Republic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnerská města |url=https://www.jaromer-josefov.cz/mesto/partnerska-mesta/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Oficiální stránky města Jaroměř |language=cs}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Nové Město nad Metují]], Czech Republic<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partnerská města |url=https://www.novemestonm.cz/o-meste/partnerska-mesta-1/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=Nové Město nad Metují – oficiální stránky |language=cs}}</ref>

The villages of [[Lymm]] and [[Culcheth]], within the borough, are twinned respectively with these French communes:<ref>{{Cite web|title = Lymm Twin Town Society|url = http://lymmtwintownsociety.wix.com/lymmtwintown|website = Lymm Twin Town Society|access-date = 20 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Culcheth|url = http://culcheth.org.uk/blog/frenchtwin|website = culcheth.org.uk|access-date = 20 February 2016}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Meung-sur-Loire]], France
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Saint-Leu-la-Foret]], France

==Freedom of the Borough==
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City|Freedom of the Borough]] of Warrington.
 
{{Incomplete list|date=May 2019}}

===Individuals===
* [[Doug Hoyle|Lord Hoyle]], November 2005
* [[Roger Hunt]], December 2016

===Military units===
* The [[South Lancashire Regiment]], September 1947
* The [[Queen's Lancashire Regiment]], March 1970
* The [[Duke of Lancaster's Regiment]], 2006
* [[75 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)|75 Engineer Regiment]], 2013

<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.warrington.gov.uk/info/201116/mayor-of-warrington/1974/the-mayors-role-and-history/6 |title=The Mayor's role and history: Freedom of the Borough |publisher=Warrington Borough Council |access-date=8 June 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Cheshire}}
*[[Warrington Dock]]
*[[Walton Lea Walled Garden]]
*[[Warrington power station]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Kendrick |first=James |date=1853 |title=Profiles of Warrington Worthies |publisher=Longman, Brown, Green & Longman |url=https://archive.org/details/profileswarring00kendgoog |author-link=James Kendrick }}, illustrated with silhouette likenesses ({{cite web |url=http://silhouettes.adaptivetechnologies.com/mckechnie/kendrick-james-mckechnie-section-2 |title=James Kendrick |website=Profiles of the Past: 250 years of British portrait silhouette history}})
* {{cite book |last=Beamont |first=William |date=1872 |title=Annals of the Lords of Warrington for the first five centuries after the conquest |url=https://archive.org/details/annalslordswarr01beamgoog |location=Manchester |publisher=The Chetham Society |author-link=William Beamont|volume = 1}}.
* {{cite book |last=Beamont |first=William |date=1872 |title=Annals of the Lords of Warrington for the first five centuries after the conquest |url=https://archive.org/details/annalsoflordsofw287manc |location= Manchester|publisher=The Chetham Society |author-link=William Beamont|volume= 2}}.

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage|Warrington}}
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Warrington |volume=28|page=332 |short=x}}
*[https://www.warrington.gov.uk Warrington Borough Council]

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