Widnes

Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400.

Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.london_direction: SE
UK place.official_name: Widnes
UK place.type: Town
UK place.population: 62,400
UK place.population_ref: (2021)
UK place.population_demonym: Widnesian
UK place.unitary_england: Halton
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cheshire
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Widnes and Halewood
UK place.post_town: WIDNES
UK place.postcode_district: WA8
UK place.postcode_area: WA
UK place.dial_code: 0151
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ 5124 8527
UK place.static_image: Widnes town centre (1).JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: Widnes Town Centre

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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. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn. Upstream to the east is Warrington, and 4 miles downstream to the west is Speke, a suburb of Liverpool.

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