Appleton Thorn

Appleton Thorn is a village in the borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. Appleton appeared in the Domesday survey as Epeltune, meaning "the tun where the apples grew".
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 10,500 residents
  • Description: village in Warrington, Cheshire, UK
  • Also known as: “Appleton Thorn, Cheshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Cross Church, Appleton Thorn and HM Prison Thorn Cross.

Church
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St Cross Church is in the village of Appleton Thorn, , England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Prison
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is a Category D Adult Male Institution for males; it previously was for young men aged 18–25. The prison is located in the village of Appleton Thorn, near in , .

School
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Appleton and Stretton.

Suburb
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is a civil parish and suburb of , in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of , England.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, , England. The parish includes the village of Lower . It is at the very southern tip of Warrington, about 4 miles south of the town centre. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Appleton Thorn.

Suburb
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is a village within the civil parish of in the Borough of Warrington in , England. The parish had a population of 9,651 at the 2021 census. is situated 1½ miles north of Appleton Thorn.

Appleton Thorn

Latitude
53.35105° or 53° 21′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.54335° or 2° 32′ 36″ west
Population
10,500
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB APT
Open location code
9C5V9F24+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 218743912
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6698329
Wiki­data ID
Q621563
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Appleton Thorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ابلتون تورن”
  • Basque: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Cebuano: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Chinese: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Chinese: “蘋頓荊村”
  • Dutch: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ابلتون تورن”
  • French: “Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Cheshire”
  • French: “Appleton Thorn”
  • German: “Appleton”
  • Irish: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Italian: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Kurdish: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Persian: “اپلتون تورن”
  • Polish: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Spanish: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Swedish: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Urdu: “ایپلٹن تھورن”
  • Welsh: “Appleton Thorn”
  • Yue Chinese: “蘋頓荊村”

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