Penketh

Penketh
The Ferry Tavern public house, Penketh
Penketh Location within Cheshire
Population	8,699 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ595891
Civil parish	Penketh
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Warrington
Postcode district	WA5
Dialling code	01925
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Warrington South
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°23′15″N 2°39′22″W / 53.3874°N 2.6561°W / 53.3874; -2.6561

Penketh is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Warrington town centre. It has a population of 8,699.^[1] It is in the historic county of Lancashire.

The name is derived from two Brythonic words: *penno- (head) and *kēto- (trees) (Welsh pen coed); suggesting that the parish was at one time on the outskirts of a forest. The emblem/badge of Penketh is three kingfishers.