Winsford

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Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the River Weaver, south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the 18th century, allowing freight to be conveyed northwards to the Port of Runcorn on the River Mersey. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 32,530 and the parish had a population of 33,547. Winsford is home to many minor settlements including: Over, Wharton, Swanlow, Dene, Darnhall, Salterswall, Stanthorne, Glebe Green, Ways Green, Winsford Industrial Estate, Whitegate, Marton, Niddries (Southern Moulton), Gravel and Hebden Green.

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