Place:Winnington, Cheshire, England

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NameWinnington
TypeTownship, Civil parish
Coordinates53.266°N 2.534°W
Located inCheshire, England     ( - 1936)
See alsoGreat Budworth, Cheshire, Englandancient parish in which it was a township
Eddisbury Hundred, Cheshire, Englandhundred in which it was located
Northwich, Cheshire, Englandparish into which it was part transferred in 1936
Hartford, Cheshire, Englandparish into which it was part transferred in 1936
Weaverham, Cheshire, Englandparish into which it was part transferred in 1936
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Winnington (#33 on map) is a small, mainly residential area of the town of Northwich in Cheshire, England. Wikipedia does not provide an 21st century population figure for Winnington.

However, it is also the home of Brunner Mond UK chemical works (now Tata Chemical Industries), where soda ash is created. Polythene, the material used in many plastic items (e.g. plastic bags), was first made at the chemical works by R.O. Gibson and E.W. Fawcett in 1933, during an experiment that 'went wrong'. Most residents in Winnington were employed by ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries); however, many people now work in the town centre, with Brunner Mond still employing hundreds of people.

The Anderton Boat Lift, which lifts boats from the River Weaver navigation to the Trent and Mersey Canal, is nearby.

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GENUKI states:
Winnington was a township in Witton chapelry in the part of Great Budworth ancient parish that was in Eddisbury Hundred. It became a civil parish in 1866.

The civil parish was abolished in 1936 and was merged into Northwich, Hartford and Weaverham. The population was 196 in 1801, 405 in 1851, and 2,994 in 1901. (Source: GENUKI)

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