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unusual facts about St Helen Witton Church, Northwich



1874 Northwich F.C.

The club was founded on 15 November 2012 at a meeting at Lostock Social Club in Lostock Gralam, near Northwich.

Anthony Hailwood

He later owned Rose Tree Farm and Black Greyhound Farm, with 85 acres, at Lostock Gralam, near Northwich in Cheshire.

Eaton Hodgkinson

She sent her son to Witton Grammar School in Northwich where he studied the classics with the intention that he would fulfill the family's ambition that he prepares for a career in the Church of England.

Graham Abel

Abel then returned to Northwich for two seasons, ending with another trip to Wembley in a 3–1 defeat by Macclesfield Town in the 1995–96 season.

Hartford railway station

Greenbank railway station is about 1 mile (1.6 km) away (nearer to Northwich) on the Mid-Cheshire Line from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.

Ian Duthie

As well as playing football he served an apprenticeship as a painter and decorator, undertook teacher training, became a lecturer in interior decorating at Northwich School of Art and then a senior lecturer at Huddersfield Polytechnic.

John Basnett

John Basnett currently lives in Cuddington, just outside of Northwich, Cheshire, with his wife (Anne) and two children (William and Adam).

King's and Cheshire Regiment

The companies of the battalion were located in Warrington, Liverpool, Manchester and Crewe (detachment in Northwich).

McAliskey

John McAliskey (born 1984), professional English footballer who is currently playing for Northwich Victoria

Motorcycle rally

One of the largest motorcycle rallies in Europe is the Thundersprint, held annually in May in Northwich, Cheshire, England and usually features notable motorcycle champions or enthusiasts such as Giacomo Agostini and James May.

Regal Cinemas

The town of Northwich has a campaign to bring back their Regal Cinema after it closed in 2007, having served the town for 60 years.

Somerford Park, Cheshire

Several generations of the Shakerley family had previously lived at Hulme Hall near Northwich since the mid-15th century before the family moved to Somerford.

St Helen Witton Church, Northwich

The chancel was embattled soon after 1624, when Thomas Farmer, the master of Witton Grammar School, left money for the purpose in his will.

Stockton Heath

In 1643, parliamentarian forces under the command of Sir William Brereton advanced from Northwich to launch an attack on Warrington, the Lancashire headquarters of the royalist James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.

Wich town

By the eleventh century use of the 'wich' suffix was extended to town placenames associated with salt production; at least nine English towns/cities carry the suffix, although only five are commonly connected to salt, Droitwich in Worcestershire and the four Cheshire 'wiches' of Middlewich, Nantwich, Northwich and Leftwich.


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