Witton, Northwich

Witton cum Twambrooks, known simply now as Witton^[2] is the name given to both a historic township and ward in Northwich in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. The name is now used for a ward covering the town centre and railway station.^[3]

Witton cum Twambrooks/Witton
St Helen Witton Church in Witton, Northwich
Witton cum Twambrooks/Witton Location within Cheshire
Population	5,116 (2021 Census Ward Profile)[1]
• London	182 mi (293 km) SE
Civil parish	Northwich
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northwich
Postcode district	CW9
Dialling code	01606
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Mid Cheshire
List of places UK England Cheshire 53.261790°N 2.498948°W / 53.261790; -2.498948

History

The grade I listed St Helen Witton Church dates back in part to the 14th century.^[4]

Witton Church in 1903

Until 1866, Witton was both a township and a chapelry in the Great Budworth parish in the Northwich hundred. In 1894 the parish was abolished and Witton later became part of the Northwich. Additionally, the village of Weaverham was part of the township of Hartford and the Witton chapelry.^[5] Northwich railway station opened in Witton on the Cheshire Lines which reached the area around 1863. The station though opened as Northwich and the name remained unchanged. Witton was later absorbed and built up to Northwich town centre and now forms both the central and eastern parts of the town, although its name survives as a ward on Northwich Town Council.^[6]