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Jun 9, 2023 · 1832 - Warrington becomes a Parliamentary Borough ; 1832 - The first MP in the town, E.G. Hornby, is returned to Parliament as a Liberal candidate ; 1834 - The first Warrington Walking Day ;...
The modern Borough of Warrington was formed in 1974 with the amalgamation of the former County Borough of Warrington, part of the Golborne Urban District, the Lymm Urban District, part of the Runcorn Rural District, the Warrington Rural District and part of the Whiston Rural District.
The Borough of Warrington is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The borough is centred around the town of Warrington, and extends out into outlying villages of Lymm and Great Sankey and the town of Birchwood.
In 1981, Warrington was the first place to field a candidate for the then newly formed Social Democratic Party; former Home Secretary Roy Jenkins stood for Parliament but lost to Labour Party candidate Doug Hoyle by a small number of votes.
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At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 Warrington was only a small village but in time it grew larger and more important. St Elphin’s Church existed by 1086 and probably much earlier. Furthermore, the Normans built a wooden castle at Warrington around 1070 AD. By the beginning of the 12th century, Warrington had grown into a small market town. In...
By 1801 the population of Warrington was over 10,500, which made it a fairly large town by the standards of the time. It grew rapidly. By 1861 it was over 26,000. By 1901 the population of Warrington was nearly 65,000. Meanwhile, in 1831, Warrington was connected to Liverpool and Manchester by railway. In the 19th century, there were a number of im...
In the 20th century Warrington, like other towns, underwent ‘de-industrialization’. Old manufacturing industries declined. However, service industries such as retail, education, and local government grew rapidly. The first electricity was generated in Warrington in 1900. Between 1902 and 1935 electric trams ran in the streets of Warrington. The fir...
In the 21st century, Warrington is still a thriving town. The Pyramid Arts Centre opened in 2002. In 2024 the population of Warrington was 211,000.
The town was incorporated as a borough in 1847 and William Beamont became the first mayor. He was also a historian and philanthropist and served on the council alongside industrialist like Peter Rylands, Thomas Lyon, John Greenall, William Allcard and Joseph Perrin.
Apr 2, 2022 · In 1848 Warrington became the first town in the United Kingdom to open a rate-supported public library. It was born from a long-established private library that had been operating from the Horsemarket Street premises of the printer William Eyres since 1760.
