Widnes
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.
Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
- Town with about 61,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- Description: town in Cheshire, England
Places of Interest
Discover Halton Stadium and Widnes railway station.
Halton Stadium
The Halton Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Widnes, Cheshire, England.
Widnes railway station
Widnes railway station is a railway station serving the industrial town of Widnes, Halton, England.
Riverside College
Riverside College is a further education college based over two sites in Widnes, Cheshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Runcorn and Farnworth.
Widnes
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Latitude
53.3647° or 53° 21′ 53″ north
Longitude
-2.7283° or 2° 43′ 42″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB WDN
Open location code
9C5V977C+VM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Widnes” goes by many names.
ويدنسArabic
ՈւիդնեսArmenian
WidnesAsturian
VidnesAzerbaijani
WidnesBasque
УіднесBelarusian
WidnesCatalan
WidnesCebuano
WidnesIrish
WidnesItalian
ウィッドネスJapanese
ウィドネスJapanese
위드너스Korean
WidnesKurdish
WidnesLadin
VidnesaLatvian
VidnesasLithuanian
VidnisLithuanian
WidnesMin Nan Chinese
WidnesNorthern Frisian
WidnesNorwegian Nynorsk
ویدنزPersian
WidnesPolish
WidnesRomanian
ВиднесRussian
УиднесRussian
УиднисRussian
УиднсRussian
VidnesSerbian
WidnesSerbian
ВиднесSerbian
WidnesSerbo-Croatian
WidnesSilesian
WidnesSlovenian
ویدنزSouth Azerbaijani
WidnesSwedish
ВиднесTatar
ВиднсTatar
ВіднесUkrainian
وڈنسUrdu
WidnesVolapük
WidnesWelsh
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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