Widnes
Sign in to saveWidnes ( ) 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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- Recent history
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- Westminster representation
- Geography
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- Economy
- Landmarks
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- Education
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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.