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Warrington
Warrington Town Hall
Warrington shown athin Cheshire
Warrington shown athin Cheshire
Coordinates: 53°23′30″N 2°35′50″W / 53.39167°N 2.59722°W / 53.39167; -2.59722Coordinates: 53°23′30″N 2°35′50″W / 53.39167°N 2.59722°W / 53.39167; -2.59722
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Constituent kintraIngland
RegionNorth Wast Ingland
Ceremonial coontyCheshire
Admin HQWarrington Town Hall
Foondit8th century
(exact date unknown)
Toun chairter12t century
(exact date unknown)
Unitar Authority status1998
Govrenment
  TeepUnitar authority
  Govrenin boukWarrington Borough Council
  MayorGeoff Settle
  MPs:Helen Jones (L)
David Mowat (C)[1]
Population
 (2011 est.)
  Total210,974 (Rankit 82nt)
  Ethnicity
92.9% White Breetish
2.5% Asie
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
Postcode
WA 1–5 an 13
Area code(s)01925
ISO 3166-2GB-WRT
ONS code00EU (ONS)
E06000007 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSJ605885
NUTS 3UKD21
Websitewww.warrington.gov.uk

Warrington is a toun in the north wast o Ingland, historically pairt o Lancashire but, syne 1974, athin the ceremonial coonty o Cheshire. It stand on the banks o the River Mersey, 18.5 mile (29.8 km) east o Liverpool, an 16 mile (26 km) wast o Manchester. The population in 2011 wis 202,228;[2] its population haes mair nor doubled syne its designation as a New Toun in 1968. The population o the 'built up aurie' o the toun stand at 165,456, rankin 46t oot o aw urban auries in the UK.[3]

References

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  1. MP Surgeries Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Warrington Borough Council. Retrieved on 28 July 2009
  2. "2011 Census: Key statistics for local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. Leet o urban auries in the Unitit Kinrick#Leet o maist populous urban auries

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Travel guide tae Warrington frae Wikivoyage

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