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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Halton Stadium and Widnes railway station.
Halton Stadium
Stadium
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The Halton Stadium is a multi-purpose rugby league, football and American football stadium in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It is the home of Rugby League side Widnes Vikings of the Championship, football team Widnes Football Club of the Northern Premier League…
Widnes railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
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.
Riverside College
College
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Riverside College is a further education college based over two sites in Widnes, Cheshire, England. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted following an inspection in 2020, and received its second “Outstanding” rating from Ofsted in 2024.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Runcorn and Ditton.
Runcorn
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The industrial inland port of Runcorn is a treasure trove of architectural styles, from medieval ruins to 1970s utopia. Its impressive bridges across the River Mersey mark the gateway north to cosmopolitan Liverpool and south to leafy Cheshire.
Ditton
Suburb
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Ditton is a residential area of the town of Widnes, in the borough of Halton, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It borders Halebank to the south and west, Hough Green to the north and north west and an area just outside Widnes town centre to the east.
Farnworth
Suburb
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
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
- Type: Town with 61,500 residents
- Description: town in Cheshire, England
- Categories: unparished area and locality
- Location: Halebank, Halton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3647° or 53° 21′ 53″ northLongitude
-2.7283° or 2° 43′ 42″ westPopulation
61,500Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB WDNOpen location code
9C5V977C+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 26701098OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Widnes” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ويدنس”
- Armenian: “Ուիդնես”
- Asturian: “Widnes”
- Azerbaijani: “Vidnes”
- Basque: “Widnes”
- Belarusian: “Уіднес”
- Catalan: “Widnes”
- Cebuano: “Widnes”
- Chinese: “Widnes”
- Chinese: “威德尼斯”
- Czech: “Widnes”
- Dutch: “Widnes”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ويدنس”
- French: “Widnes”
- German: “Widnes”
- Hebrew: “וידנס”
- Irish: “Widnes”
- Italian: “Widnes”
- Japanese: “ウィッドネス”
- Japanese: “ウィドネス”
- Korean: “위드너스”
- Ladin: “Widnes”
- Latvian: “Vidnesa”
- Lithuanian: “Vidnesas”
- Lithuanian: “Vidnis”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Widnes”
- Northern Frisian: “Widnes”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Widnes”
- Persian: “ویدنز”
- Polish: “Widnes”
- Romanian: “Widnes”
- Russian: “Виднес”
- Russian: “Уиднес”
- Russian: “Уиднс”
- Serbian: “Vidnes”
- Serbian: “Widnes”
- Serbian: “Виднес”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Widnes”
- Silesian: “Widnes”
- Slovenian: “Widnes”
- South Azerbaijani: “ویدنز”
- Swedish: “Widnes”
- Tatar: “Виднес”
- Tatar: “Виднс”
- Ukrainian: “Віднес”
- Volapük: “Widnes”
- Welsh: “Widnes”
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