Rixton-with-Glazebrook

"Glazebrook" redirects here. For other uses, see Glazebrook (disambiguation).
Rixton-with-Glazebrook

Bridge 161, Trent and Mersey Canal
Rixton-with-Glazebrook
 Rixton-with-Glazebrook shown within Cheshire
Population 1,884 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ697925
Civil parishRixton-with-Glazebrook
Unitary authorityWarrington
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WARRINGTON
Postcode district WA3
Dialling code 01925
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWarrington South
WebsiteWarrington Villages
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°25′43″N 2°27′27″W / 53.42863°N 2.45739°W / 53.42863; -2.45739

Rixton-with-Glazebrook is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies to the east of Warrington and borders Irlam, and is largely farmland. It has a railway station at Glazebrook and is served by buses along the A57 road. The parish was originally a township within Warrington parish before becoming a separate parish in 1866. It was part of the Warrington Poor Law Union and, from 1894, Warrington Rural District, and the District of Warrington from 1974.

According to the 2001 Census, Rixton-with-Glazebrook parish had a population of 1,884.[1]

Glazebrook has a small housing estate, a post office and Glazebrook railway station. The station, on the Liverpool to Manchester southern route, marks the westernmost boundary of the Transport for Greater Manchester area.

The village lies around 4 miles east of Warrington town centre and is bounded by Cadishead to the east and Culcheth to the north.

Etymology

The name "Rixton" derives from the personal name "Ric" and tun, which is Old English for a homestead or settlement. "Glazebrook" derives from glas, which can mean either a river, or else "blue" or "green or blue", and brook, from Old English "brōc", meaning a small stream.[2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "2001 Census: Rixton-with-Glazebrook". Office for National Statistics.
  2. ↑ Warrington Villages
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