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Warrington has a concert hall (the Parr Hall), an arts centre (the Pyramid), three museums, and various public libraries throughout the borough. Warrington Central Library was the first rate-supported library in the UK. [citation needed] There is a cinema at Westbrook, and another opened in 2019 as part of a town centre redevelopment.
The history of Warrington began when it was founded by the Romans at an important crossing place on the River Mersey. The Roman name for the settlement is not known but there is speculation that it could have been Veratinum which is listed as a Roman habitation in the area during the occupation period.
The Borough of Warrington is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The borough is centred around the town of Warrington , and extends out into outlying villages of Lymm and Great Sankey and the town of Birchwood .
As a unitary authority, Warrington Borough Council has the functions of a county council and district council combined. In its capacity as a district council it is a billing authority collecting Council Tax and business rates, it processes local planning applications, it is responsible for housing, waste collection and environmental health.
Warrington's Own Buses is a municipal bus company which operates a network of services within the Borough of Warrington and the surrounding area, including Altrincham, Leigh, Earlestown, Wigan, Halton, Bolton and Northwich. The company previously traded as Warrington Borough Transport up until 2006 and as Network Warrington between 2006 and ...
Warrington Cycle Campaign; Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington Borough Council; Warrington Bridge; Warrington Cavaillé-Coll Organ; Warrington Guardian; Warrington Rowing Club; St Oswald's Church, Padgate; Westbrook, Cheshire; Wilderspool; Winwick, Cheshire; Woolston, Cheshire
The Warrington bombings were two bomb attacks that took place during early 1993 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. The first attack happened on 26 February, when a bomb exploded at a gas storage facility .
John Warrington (cricketer) (born 1948), New Zealand cricketer; John Warrington (producer) (born 1962), British television producer; Josh Warrington (born 14 November 1990), British boxer; John Michael Warrington (1924-2010) was an English cricketer; John Wesley Warrington (1844-1921), American judge