Thelwall
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| Thelwall | |
  Thelwall shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 9,377[1] |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Grappenhall and Thelwall |
| Unitary authority | Warrington |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Warrington |
| Postcode district | WA4 |
| Dialling code | 01925 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Warrington South |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Thelwall is a small village in Warrington, North Cheshire, England, close to the Lymm junction of the M6. It borders the villages of Lymm and Grappenhall, and (across the Manchester Ship Canal), Latchford. It is also one of the two principal settlements of Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish. According to the 2001 census, the population of the entire civil parish was 9,377.[1]
Thelwall is best known for the Thelwall Viaduct, which carries the M6 Motorway across Manchester Ship Canal.
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[edit] Politics
As part of the Warrington South constituency, Thelwall is currently represented in the House of Commons by Helen Southworth MP. It also has representatives on Warrington Borough Council and Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council.
[edit] Warrington Borough Council
Thelwall returns officers from the Grappenhall and Thelwall Ward to serve on the Borough Council, and are allocated three representative seats. The current Councillors representing Thelwall are:
- Councillor - Mr M.C.Paget(Conservative Party)
- Councillor - Mr E.J. Wilkinson(Liberal Democrat)
- Councillor - Prof. E. B. Mawer (Liberal Democrat)
[edit] Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council
The Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council consists of sixteen elected officials serving a term of four years, currently all sixteen Councillors are members of the Liberal Democrat party.[2]
The following is a list of those members representing Thelwall Ward on the Parish Council, including the current Chairperson of the Council who is a serving representative of the Thelwall Ward:
- Chairperson of the Parish Council - Louise K. Fernyhough (Liberal Democrat)
- Councillor - Peter J. H. Catterall (Liberal Democrat)
- Councillor - Clifford G. Taylor (Liberal Democrat)
- Councillor - Chris White (Liberal Democrat)
[edit] Education
The village of Thelwall contains two schools, the first is Thelwall Infant School which is aimed at children in Key Stages 0 (Reception) and 1 (Years 1 and 2).[3] The second school is Thelwall Junior School which targets Key Stage 2, children between the ages of 7 and 11.[4] The Junior School is considered primary education, and is a satellite school that feeds Lymm High School, a nearby secondary education institute. There are also pre-school nurseries are both the Infant School and the Thelwall Parish Hall.
[edit] Culture
The hamlet has a football club, the Thelwall Rangers A.F.C.[5] There is also a cricket club: Thelwall Parish CC.
Thelwall also has its own Morris Dancing team, the Thelwall Morris Men.[6]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Figures from 2001 census for entire civil parish
- ^ Grappenhall and Thewall Parish Council. Retrieval Date: 10 August, 2007.
- ^ Thelwall Infant School. Retrieval Date: 10 August, 2007.
- ^ Thelwall Community Junior School. Retrieval Date: 10 August, 2007.
- ^ Thelwall Rangers A.F.C. Retrieval Date: 10 August, 2007.
- ^ Thelwall Morris Men. Retrieval Date: 10 August, 2007.
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