Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich.
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18 Facts About Winsford
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Winsford is split into three areas: Over on the western side of the River Weaver, Wharton on the eastern side, and Swanlow and Dene.
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The name “Winsford” is of uncertain origin but is thought to derive from Wain's or Wynne's and Ford.
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Winsford began to significantly expand after 1721, when parliament gave permission for locks and other improvements on the River Weaver to go ahead which allowed sea-going vessels to reach Winsford from the port of Liverpool.
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However, even in the 1960s, Winsford could be described as "one long line of mainly terraced houses from the station to Salterswall".
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The Winsford Flashes are three lakes along the course of the River Weaver, extending over some 200 acres.
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However, the Winsford Flashes were never developed as a public amenity, and their popularity soon fell into decline.
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Littler Grange, now a children's nursery, is the best remaining half-timber building in Winsford, including sloping floors on part of the first floor.
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Winsford was the location of a fatal railway accident in 1948 and a further, non-fatal, accident in 1999.
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All the following churches in Winsford are members of the Winsford Churches Together, which includes:.
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Town has a non-league football team, Winsford United, which plays in the North West Counties Football League Premier Division.
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Winsford ASC is a swimming club which has achieved Swim21 club status and won the North West Division 1 speedo league.
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Vale Royal Athletic Club is based mainly in Northwich and Winsford, and has several international athletes training with them.
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Winsford have had a cricket team since 1888 when the team was founded by ICI workers and played at the Dingle, next to the Palace Picture House.
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In 1991 Winsford moved to Knights Grange to allow the Council to build the new council offices.
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Winsford Flash Sailing Club is situated on Bottom Flash, the largest of the town's three flashes.
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