Warburton, Greater Manchester

Warburton
St Werburgh's Church
Warburton is located in Greater Manchester
Warburton
Warburton
Location within Greater Manchester
Population286 (2001 census)
OS grid referenceSJ697896
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLYMM
Postcode districtWA13
Dialling code01925
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°24′11″N 2°27′18″W / 53.403°N 2.455°W / 53.403; -2.455

Warburton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.[1] Historically in Cheshire, it lies on the south bank of the River Mersey. The village remains predominantly rural. Altrincham is the nearest town. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 286.[2]

Warburton has a history of settlement from the 11th century. There are 17 listed buildings in the village,[3] including the timber framed Grade I Church of St Werburgh, which is at least 700 years old.[4] Among the other listed buildings are examples of architect John Douglas' work, including the second Church of St Werburgh, built in 1883.[5] In 2006, Time Team excavated land at Moss Brow Farm in Warburton, looking for a Roman fortlet. No evidence of a fortlet was found and the previously identified 'punic' ditch turned out to be the remains of an 18th-century hedgerow.[6]

  1. ^ "Greater Manchester Gazetteer". Greater Manchester County Record Office. Place Names T to W. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Warburton civil parish Neighbourhood Statistics". Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Listed Buildings in Warburton". Images of England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference St Lawrence’s was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference second church was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Moss Brow Farm, Warburton, Greater Manchester: Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of the Results" (PDF). Wessex Archaeology. March 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2015.