Warrington
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]
Warrington | |
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 Warrington shown athin Cheshire | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′30″N 2°35′50″W / 53.39167°N 2.59722°WCoordinates: 53°23′30″N 2°35′50″W / 53.39167°N 2.59722°W | |
| Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
| Constituent kintra | Ingland |
| Region | North Wast Ingland |
| Ceremonial coonty | Cheshire |
| Admin HQ | Warrington Town Hall |
| Foondit | 8th century (exact date unknown) |
| Toun chairter | 12t century (exact date unknown) |
| Unitar Authority status | 1998 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Unitar authority |
| • Govrenin bouk | Warrington Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Geoff Settle |
| • MPs: | Helen Jones (L) David Mowat (C)[1] |
| Population (2011 est.) | |
| • Total | 210,974 (Rankit 82nt) |
| • Ethnicity | 92.9% White Breetish 2.5% Asie |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| Postcode | WA 1–5 an 13 |
| Area code(s) | 01925 |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-WRT |
| ONS code | 00EU (ONS) E06000007 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SJ605885 |
| NUTS 3 | UKD21 |
| Website | www.warrington.gov.uk |
References
eedit- ↑ MP Surgeries Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Warrington Borough Council. Retrieved on 28 July 2009
- ↑ "2011 Census: Key statistics for local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ Leet o urban auries in the Unitit Kinrick#Leet o maist populous urban auries
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