Croft

Croft is a village and civil parish in Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England, about four miles north of Warrington town centre. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,920. It is a semi-rural, residential district.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Culcheth Linear Park and HM Prison Risley.

Culcheth Linear Park

Park

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Culcheth Linear Park is a park in the district of Culcheth, Warrington, England. Like the Black Bear Park and sections of the Trans Pennine Trail, Culcheth Linear Park is built on former railway tracks.

HM Prison Risley

Prison

HM Prison Risley is a category C men's prison, located in the Risley area of Warrington, Cheshire, England, operated by His Majesty's Prison Service.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church is in Lady Lane, Croft, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Winwick, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newton-le-Willows and Birchwood.

Newton-le-Willows

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Newton-le-Willows is a town in Merseyside, England. It is famous for industry, from biscuits to railway locomotives to tanks, made in the Vulcan Foundry.

Birchwood

Suburb

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Birchwood is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. The parish had a population of 10,614 at the 2021 census. Located originally in Lancashire, it was built as a new town in the 1970s.

Lowton

Town

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Lowton is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is around 2 miles from Leigh, 7 miles south of Wigan and 12 miles west of Manchester city centre. Lowton is situated 2½ miles northwest of Croft.

Croft

Type: Locality
Location: Warrington, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.4437° or 53° 26′ 38″ north

Longitude

-2.5336° or 2° 32′ 1″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

9C5VCFV8+FG

GeoNames ID

7291989

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