Wincham

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Wincham
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Pick Mere, Wincham
Wincham is located in Cheshire
Wincham
Wincham
 Wincham shown within Cheshire
Population 2,162 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference SJ688763
Civil parish Wincham
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
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament Tatton
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire

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Map of civil parish of Wincham in the former borough of Vale Royal

Wincham is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is about three miles north of Northwich in the Cheshire Plain. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs through the parish.

The whole area around Wincham was the site of salt mining for many years, with the Lion Salt Works at nearby Marston. This industry finally ceased in the village in 2005 when New Cheshire Salt Works was bought by British Salt and closed down. In 2015 the Lion Salt Works re-opened to provide a museum on the history of salt production in Cheshire. A butterfly garden in the grounds is managed by Butterfly Conservation.

The population of the parish was:

  • 1801: 367
  • 1851: 684
  • 1901: 1054
  • 1951: 890
  • 2001: 2289
  • 2015: 3045

The village is home to Wincham Community Primary School.

It is home to Witton Albion Football Club who moved to Wincham Park in 1989.

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