Beechwood, Runcorn Explained

Official Name:Beechwood
Country:England
Region:North West England
Static Image:Beechwood, Runcorn (15).JPG
Static Image Caption:A pedestrian footpath in Beechwood
Post Town:RUNCORN
Postcode Area:WA
Postcode District:WA7
Dial Code:01928
Constituency Westminster:Runcorn and Helsby
Unitary England:Halton
Lieutenancy England:Cheshire
Coordinates:53.316°N -2.702°W

Beechwood is a residential area of Runcorn, England. It was designated as part of Runcorn's New Town in 1964 and allocated for private housing in the masterplan of 1967. It is served by the A5126 road to the north, the A533 road to the east, the A557 road to the west, and the M56 motorway to the south.

The area is home to Beechwood Primary School, Hill View Primary School, a private community centre, a pub, a public swimming pool, a small Spar shop, and St Marks Church which is shared by both Anglicans and Methodists.[1] [2] The wooded area of Beech Wood is managed by the Woodland Trust.[3] Floodbrook Clough, an ancient woodland and site of special scientific interest, cuts through the centre of the community.[4] It is one of Cheshire's best examples of clough woodland on keuper marl.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beechwood Community Centre . Beechwood Community Centre.
  2. Web site: About St Mark's Church | Hallwood Ecumenical Parish, Runcorn.
  3. Web site: Beech Wood - Woodland Trust . Woodland Trust . 4 June 2023 .
  4. Web site: Halton Landscape Character Assessment 2008 . Halton Borough Council . 23 July 2020 . 23 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723183325/https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/planning/policyguidance/pdf/evidencebase/green/Halton_Landscape_Character_Assessment_(2009).pdf . live .
  5. Web site: Floodbrook Clough . Woodland Trust . 23 July 2020 . 29 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929140235/https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/floodbrook-clough/ . live .