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Culcheth
Culcheth is a village in the civil parish of Culcheth and Glazebury, in the Warrington district, in Cheshire, England, six miles (10 km) north-east of Warrington.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Culcheth is primarily residential, with a large village green. The old railway line is now known as Culcheth Linear Park.
The name Culcheth is first attested in 1201, in the form Culchet; other early attestations include Kulchit (1242) and Culchith, Kilchiche, Kylchiz (1292). The name derives from the Common Brittonic words that survive in modern Welsh as cul ("narrow") and coed ("woodland"), a pairing found in the names of several other British places, such as Culgaith (Cumbria), Colquite (Cornwall), Blaencilgoed (Dyfed), and Culcoed (Dyfed and Gwynedd).
The area is known to have been established before or around the time of the Norman conquest, from its mention in the Domesday Book. Culcheth Hall was latterly owned by the Withington family until its demolition after the Second World War.
The infamous Colonel Thomas Blood, who nearly succeeded in stealing the Crown Jewels, was married in Winwick, and lived for a while at Holcroft Hall (on Holcroft Lane, Culcheth).
The Culcheth Laboratories were established in 1950, in the south-west of the village.
On 11 February 2023 Brianna Ghey was murdered in Culcheth Linear Park.
Local Government in Culcheth has been administered by Lancashire County Council (1889–1974), Leigh Rural District Council (1894–1933), Culcheth Parish Council (1894–1933) and Golborne Urban District (1933–1974).
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Culcheth
Culcheth is a village in the civil parish of Culcheth and Glazebury, in the Warrington district, in Cheshire, England, six miles (10 km) north-east of Warrington.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, Culcheth is primarily residential, with a large village green. The old railway line is now known as Culcheth Linear Park.
The name Culcheth is first attested in 1201, in the form Culchet; other early attestations include Kulchit (1242) and Culchith, Kilchiche, Kylchiz (1292). The name derives from the Common Brittonic words that survive in modern Welsh as cul ("narrow") and coed ("woodland"), a pairing found in the names of several other British places, such as Culgaith (Cumbria), Colquite (Cornwall), Blaencilgoed (Dyfed), and Culcoed (Dyfed and Gwynedd).
The area is known to have been established before or around the time of the Norman conquest, from its mention in the Domesday Book. Culcheth Hall was latterly owned by the Withington family until its demolition after the Second World War.
The infamous Colonel Thomas Blood, who nearly succeeded in stealing the Crown Jewels, was married in Winwick, and lived for a while at Holcroft Hall (on Holcroft Lane, Culcheth).
The Culcheth Laboratories were established in 1950, in the south-west of the village.
On 11 February 2023 Brianna Ghey was murdered in Culcheth Linear Park.
Local Government in Culcheth has been administered by Lancashire County Council (1889–1974), Leigh Rural District Council (1894–1933), Culcheth Parish Council (1894–1933) and Golborne Urban District (1933–1974).