Appleton, Warrington Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:53.3508°N -2.5441°W
Map Type:Cheshire
Official Name:Appleton
Population:10,265
Civil Parish:Appleton
Unitary England:Warrington
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Region:North West England
Constituency Westminster:Warrington South
Os Grid Reference:SJ620843
Post Town:WARRINGTON
Postcode District:WA4
Postcode Area:WA
Dial Code:01925

Appleton is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington, in the Warrington district, in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.

Geography and landmarks

The A49 road runs from neighbouring Stockton Heath up the hill into Appleton and links Warrington town centre with the M56 motorway.

At the top of Appleton is Warrington Golf Club. There is also a large cemetery situated nearby which is named Fox Covert Cemetery. The cemetery is locally called Hillcliffe.

There are four schools in Appleton: Bridgewater High School, Broomfields Junior School, St Monica's Catholic Primary School and Cobbs Infant and Nursery School.

Notable people

Beatle George Harrison bought his parents, Harry and Louise Harrison, a bungalow, Sevenoaks, on Old Pewterspear Lane in 1965 to enable them to escape the pressures of fans who visited their Liverpool home. Harrison wrote While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the bungalow.[1] [2]

Screenwriter Richard Curtis lived at Merricourt on Windmill Lane during the 1970s. His university friend Rowan Atkinson was an occasional visitor to the house.[3] [4]

Journalist and first female editor of the Sun Rebekah Brooks (nee Wade) attended Appleton Hall High School, now Bridgewater High School.[5]

Playwright and screenwriter Tim Firth, famous for Calendar Girls, attended Appleton Hall High School.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008-11-24 . Beatles link to Warrington, 40 years on . 2024-06-10 . Warrington Guardian . en.
  2. Book: Davies, Hunter . The Beatles Book . 2016-09-01 . Random House . 978-1-4735-0247-5 . en.
  3. Web site: 2017-05-17 . Lovely memories of life with the Curtis family . 2024-06-10 . Warrington Guardian . en.
  4. Web site: 2008-07-14 . £2m price tag for Richard Curtis's house . 2024-06-10 . Warrington Guardian . en.
  5. News: Addley . Esther . 8 July 2011 . Rebekah Brooks: A ruthless, charming super-schmoozer . 11 June 2024 . The Guardian.
  6. News: Kelly . Rebecca . 9 December 2006 . Writer Tim Firth's nativity is based on school days . 11 June 2024 . Warrington Guardian.