Widnes railway station

Widnes railway station is a railway station serving the industrial town of Widnes, Halton, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The station is operated by Northern Trains.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England, UK
Also known as: “WID”, “Widnes Railway Station”, and “Widnes Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Park and Wade Deacon High School.

Victoria Park

Park

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Victoria Park is the premier urban park in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is managed by Halton Borough Council. Victoria Park is situated 1,600 feet southeast of Widnes railway station.

Wade Deacon High School

School

Wade Deacon High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Widnes, Cheshire, England. Wade Deacon High School is situated 1,000 feet south of Widnes railway station.

St Luke’s Church, Farnworth

Church

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St Luke's Church, Farnworth, Widnes, is a church in Farnworth, which was once a separate village but is now part of the town of Widnes, Cheshire, England. St Luke’s Church, Farnworth is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Widnes railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farnworth and Widnes.

Farnworth

Suburb

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Farnworth is a northern area of the town of Widnes in Halton, Cheshire, England. Originally a village lying between Prescot and Penketh, it is an electoral ward in the Borough of Halton with a population in 2021 of 7,990.

Widnes

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Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.