Croft, Cheshire

Croft
The Horse Shoe public house, Croft
Croft Croft shown within Cheshire
Population	2,920 (2001 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ634935
Civil parish	Croft
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WARRINGTON
Postcode district	WA2, WA3
Dialling code	01925
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Warrington North
List of places UK England Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°26′13″N 2°33′07″W / 53.437°N 2.552°W / 53.437; -2.552

Croft is a village and civil parish in Warrington, England, about four miles north of Warrington town centre. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,920.^[1] It is a rural, residential district.

Geography

The village is on the northern edge of the borough of Warrington, north of the interchange of the M6 and M62 motorways, known as the Croft Interchange. It is close to the border with Merseyside and Greater Manchester, and historically was in Lancashire. It borders Culcheth to the east, Lowton to the north, Winwick to the west and Risley to the south.

Community

There are two churches, two primary schools, and a large playing field with children's play equipment area on the village green. Other facilities include a youth centre, horse riding, a golf range, a bowling green and a hairdresser. There was no village shop for a while, however one has been opened up next to the General Elliot pub, called Elliot's General Store.

Transport

The 19 bus serves Croft, on a route between Leigh via Culcheth and Warrington via Winwick. There is also a rural service to Birchwood.

Demography

At the 2001 Census, Croft had the following demographics:^[2]

871 households
2,920 residents
- 61.7% are male
- 38.3% are female
- Average age of residents: 40.26 years (mean)
- 2,014 residents describe their health as good

Events

Croft Carnival is held annually, usually on the first Saturday of July, and features local talent, business and exhibitions. The event ends with an athletics competition, followed by an egg throwing competition.

References

1 2 "2001 Census: Croft". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
↑ "2001 Census, Key Statistics: Croft". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2008.

External links

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The Borough of Warrington, Cheshire

Principal settlements	Warrington

Civil parishes	Appleton Birchwood Burtonwood and Westbrook Croft Cuerdley Culcheth and Glazebury Grappenhall and Thelwall Great Sankey Hatton Lymm Penketh Poulton-with-Fearnhead Rixton-with-Glazebrook Stockton Heath Stretton Walton Winwick Woolston

Unparished areas	Warrington

Ceremonial county of Cheshire

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Unitary authorities	Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Halton Warrington

Major settlements	Alsager Birchwood Bollington Chester Congleton Crewe Culcheth Ellesmere Port Frodsham Handforth Knutsford Lymm Macclesfield Middlewich Nantwich Neston Northwich Poynton Runcorn Sandbach Warrington Widnes Wilmslow Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers	Bollin Croco Dane Dean Dee Gowy Goyt Mersey Weaver Wheelock

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