Stockton Heath is a prosperous village and district located in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, neighbouring Appleton, Grappenhall and Walton. It is to the south of the Manchester Ship Canal which divides Stockton Heath from north Warrington.
It is made up of two Parishes
The village is close to the M56/M6 motorways, which in turn makes it an ideal location to commute to Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, Wirral, North Wales and London. House prices are relatively buoyant in the area.
Victoria Square is at the very centre of the village. Immediately next to this is a shopping area which includes The Forge Shopping Centre. The village centre is also home to a number of modern bars and restaurants, as well as traditional public houses. The Red Lion Inn dates back to the early 1800s.
Since 1988, much of the centre of Stockton Heath village has been designated a conservation area to preserve its character. At the same time, there has been redevelopment work with several new bars and restaurants moving into the village centre.
Stockton Heath has a police station, fire station, medical centre, park and library. It holds annual walking day, followed by a fair, in early July.
Stockton Heath has
- 6396 residents
- 2698 households
- 2.2% are unemployment rate
The Village has a varied type of buildings; however a large number of the properties were constructed between 1900 and 1930.
The period architecture make for a pleasant and desirable village and a place where people love to live.
We shall now look at the village more closely through the medium of pictures
The Village has both origional period buildings and blended new refurbished properties, which enhance the village outlook
Click on following pictures to enlarge
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The Mulberry Tree
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The Village Police Station
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Recent new buildings which have retained the origional Façad
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One of the many new eating places
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Village shops Lower end of Village
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Village shops upper end of Village
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We will now show some of the typical housing available in the Village
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Cawdor Street
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Ellesmere Road 1
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Ellesmere Road 2
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Walton Road
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Whitefield Road
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Egerton Street - Existing Houses
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We will now show some of the typical housing very close to the school
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Brackley Street
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Egerton Street - New Housing
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West Avenue 1
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West Avenue 2
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St Thomas's Church
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Bridgewater Canal
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Here we also see a number of pictures taken by GUY HATTON, a former pupil at the school - We personally thanks Guy for all of his Pictures
see all his pictures here http://www.flickr.com/photos/guy_hatton/sets/
the direct link to all the pictures is here - GUY HATTON Pictures of Stockton Heath - A big thank you goes to Guy for all the pictures used here!