Beechwood, Runcorn

Beechwood
A pedestrian footpath in Beechwood
Beechwood is located in Cheshire
Beechwood
Beechwood
Location within Cheshire
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Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRUNCORN
Postcode districtWA7
Dialling code01928
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53°18′58″N 2°42′07″W / 53.316°N 2.702°W / 53.316; -2.702
Flood Brook

Beechwood is a residential area of Runcorn, England. It was designated as part of Runcorn's New Town in 1964 and allocated for private housing in the masterplan of 1967.[1] It is served by the A5126 road to the north, the A533 road to the east, the A557 road to the west, and the M56 motorway to the south.

The area is home to Beechwood Primary School, Hill View Primary School, a private community centre, a pub, a public swimming pool, a small Spar shop, and St Marks Church which is shared by both Anglicans and Methodists.[2][3] The wooded area of Beech Wood is managed by the Woodland Trust.[4] Floodbrook Clough, an ancient woodland and site of special scientific interest, cuts through the centre of the community.[5] It is one of Cheshire's best examples of clough woodland on keuper marl.[6]

  1. ^ Runcorn New Town Master Plan (PDF), Runcorn Development Corporation, 1967, archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2018, retrieved 25 February 2018
  2. ^ "Beechwood Community Centre". Beechwood Community Centre.
  3. ^ "About St Mark's Church | Hallwood Ecumenical Parish, Runcorn".
  4. ^ "Beech Wood - Woodland Trust". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Halton Landscape Character Assessment 2008" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Floodbrook Clough". Woodland Trust. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.