Grappenhall and Thelwall
Civil parish in Cheshire, England
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Grappenhall and Thelwall is a civil parish within the Borough of Warrington and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 9,377.[1]
| Grappenhall and Thelwall | |
|---|---|
St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall | |
  Grappenhall and Thelwall Location within Cheshire | |
| Population | 9,377 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | SJ636857 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WARRINGTON |
| Postcode district | WA4 |
| Dialling code | 01925 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
The civil parish was formed in largely its present state in 1936, when the then Thelwall civil parish was joined in its entirety to the ancient civil parish of Grappenhall.[2]
Notable people
- Byrom Eaton (1613 in Grappenhall – 1703), an English priest; Archdeacon of Leicester
- Reg Watson (1900 in Thelwall – 1971), footballer who played 269 games, including 263 for Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
- Tim Curry (born 1946 in Grappenhall), an English actor and singer.
- Isabelle Amyes (born 1950 in Grappenhall), an English TV actress
- David Strettle (born 1983), a former English rugby union wing, played nearly 300 games and 14 for England rugby union team, brought up in Thelwall
- Luke Roskell (born 1997), an English actor, brought up in Grappenhall
