Rixton-with-Glazebrook
Appearance
Rixton-with-Glazebrook | |
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2011 Census)[1] | |
OS grid reference | SJ697925 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WARRINGTON |
Postcode district | WA3 |
Dialling code | 01925 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Warrington Villages |
Rixton-with-Glazebrook is a
2011 Census, the parish had a population of 1,960.[1] Its main settlements are the villages of Glazebrook and Hollins Green
, and Rixton hamlet.
The parish was originally a
Poor Law Union and, from 1894, Warrington Rural District
, and the District of Warrington from 1974.
Glazebrook has a small housing estate, a post office and
Liverpool to Manchester southern route, marks the westernmost boundary of the Transport for Greater Manchester area. Glazebrook is about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Warrington town centre; just east of the village is Cadishead
, in Greater Manchester.
Hollins Green, south of Glazebrook, is on the A57 Warrington–Manchester road. Rixton lies a short distance south-west of Hollins Green.[2]
The Manchester Ship Canal follows a stretch of the River Mersey which runs close to Hollins Green and forms the south-eastern parish boundary. The boundary in the north-east follows the Glaze Brook, which joins the Mersey just upstream of Hollins Green.[3]
Etymology
The name "Rixton" derives from the personal name "Ric" and
Notable people
- Neil McArthur (born 1956/57), businessman[5]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b "2011 Census: Rixton-with-Glazebrook". Office for National Statistics.
- ^ "Map of Rixton". Streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Warrington Villages". warrington.gov.uk.
- ^ Pidd, Helen (4 July 2018). "How philanthropy breathed new life into a forgotten Salford suburb - Helen Pidd". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
External links
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