Grappenhall and Thelwall
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{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Grappenhall and Thelwall
|static_image= St Wilfrid's, Grappenhall.jpg
|static_image_caption= St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall
|map_type= Cheshire
|coordinates = {{coord|53.367|-2.547|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference= SJ636857
|population = 9,377
|population_ref = (2001)
|civil_parish= Grappenhall and Thelwall
|unitary_england= Warrington
|country = England
|lieutenancy_england= Cheshire
|region= North West England
|constituency_westminster= Warrington South
|post_town= WARRINGTON
|postcode_district = WA4
|postcode_area= WA
|dial_code= 01925
}}
Grappenhall and Thelwall is a civil parish within the Borough of Warrington and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 9,377.[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790280 Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Warrington] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616181534/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790280 |date=16 June 2012 }} Retrieved 2009-12-06
The civil parish was formed in largely its present state in 1936, when the then Thelwall civil parish was joined in its entirety to the ancient civil parish of Grappenhall.Youngs, F.A. (1991), pages 19-20, 37.
Notable people
- Byrom Eaton (1613 in Grappenhall – 1703), an English priest; Archdeacon of Leicester
- Reg Watson (1900 in Thelwall – 1971), footballer who played 269 games, including 263 for Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
- Tim Curry (born 1946 in Grappenhall), an English actor and singer.
- Isabelle Amyes (born 1950 in Grappenhall), an English TV actress
- David Strettle (born 1983), a former English rugby union wing, played nearly 300 games and 14 for England rugby union team, brought up in Thelwall
- Luke Roskell (born 1997), an English actor, brought up in Grappenhall
See also
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References
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Sources
- Youngs, F. A. (1991). Guide to the administrative units of England. Volume II: Northern England. London: Royal Historical Society. {{ISBN|0-86193-127-0}}.
External links
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- [https://www.flickr.com/groups/grappenhall/ The Flickr Grappenhall Photography Group]
- [http://www.thewdcc.org.uk/ WDCC, Warrington District Camera Club, which is based in Grappenhall]
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Category:Civil parishes in Warrington
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