Place:Warrington District, Cheshire, England

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NameWarrington District
Alt namesWarrington (metropolitan borough)
Warrington Borough
TypeDistrict municipality, Unitary authority
Coordinates53.387°N 2.603°W
Located inCheshire, England     (1974 - )
See alsoLancashire, Englandcounty in which the area covered by Warrington was located prior to 1974
Warrington, Lancashire, Englandprincipal settlement in the district municipality
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Since 1974 Warrington District has been a municipality in Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, 18.5 miles (29.8 km) miles east of Liverpool, 16 miles (26 km) west of Manchester and 8 miles (13 km) south of St. Helens. The population in 2011 was 202,228; its population has more than doubled since its designation as a New Town in 1968. Its principal settlement is the town of Warrington which was previously in the county of Lancashire.

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In the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Warrington Borough Council (the governing body of Warrington, Lancashire) was opposed to joining either of the newly-formed metropolitan counties: Merseyside or Greater Manchester which were on its doorstep. It decided to remain independent and this decision resulted in its being transferred to Cheshire. Otherwise it would have become a detached part of Lancashire with the whole of Wigan Metropolitan Borough between it and the rest of the county. The result was that Warrington became the Borough of Warrington in the County of Cheshire.

On 1 April 1998, Warrington became an independent unitary authority, though it is still served by Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, and forms part of Cheshire for ceremonial purposes, such as the Lord Lieutenancy.

Divisions of Warrington

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