Welcome to Woolston

Woolston is a small village located in the county of Cheshire, England. It is situated on the banks of the River Mersey and is known for its picturesque views and peaceful surroundings. The village has a rich history dating back to the Roman times, and there are several historical landmarks and buildings that are worth visiting.

One of the most notable landmarks in Woolston is the St. Peter's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a Grade II listed building and is known for its beautiful architecture and stained glass windows. Another popular attraction in the village is the Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve, which is a haven for birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts. The reserve is home to a variety of bird species, including kingfishers, herons, and cormorants.

Woolston is also known for its vibrant community spirit, with several local events and festivals taking place throughout the year. The village has a range of amenities, including shops, pubs, and restaurants, making it a popular destination for visitors and locals alike. Overall, Woolston is a charming village that offers a unique blend of history, nature, and community spirit.

Local Schools

School	Details
St Peters Catholic Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Helen Lea	Hillock Lane Woolston Warrington Cheshire WA1 4PQ 01925815314 School Website
Woolston C Of E Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:5-11 Head Teacher Mrs Sarah Dillon	Epping Drive Woolston Warrington Cheshire WA1 4QL 01925815729 School Website
Woolston Community Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Craig Burgess	Barnfield Road Woolston Warrington Cheshire WA1 4NW 1925837764 School Website
Willow Green Cio Special Post 16 Institution Ages:16-24 Head Teacher Mr Matthew Ledgard	Woolston Learning Village Holes Lane Woolston Warrington WA1 4LS 1925811617 School Website
Fox Wood Special School Community Special School Ages:4-19 Head Teacher Miss Lucinda Duffy	Holes Lane Woolston Warrington Cheshire WA1 4LS 01925811534 School Website
Green Lane Community Special School Community Special School Ages:4-18 Head Teacher Mr Joanne Mullineux	Woolston Learning Village, Holes Lane Woolston Warrington Cheshire WA1 4LS 01925811617 School Website
Woolston Brook School Community Special School Ages:7-16 Head Teacher Mr Maureen Brettell	Green Lane Padgate Warrington Cheshire WA1 4JL 01925818549 School Website
Bruche Primary School Academy Academy Converter Ages:2-11 Head Teacher Mr Chris Jones	Seymour Drive Padgate Warrington Cheshire WA1 3TT 1925815772 School Website
Kings Leadership Academy Warrington Free Schools Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Katie Sharp	Seymour Drive Warrington WA1 3TT 01925817939 School Website
Kassia Academy And Support Services Academy Alternative Provision Converter Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mrs Lindsay Regan	Fallowfield Grove Padgate Warrington Cheshire WA2 0QQ 1925452010 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Birchwood Dewhurst Road, Birchwood, Cheshire, WA3 7PU 0.85 Miles

Padgate Station Road, Padgate, Cheshire, WA2 0QS 0.97 Miles

Warrington Central Winwick Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 7TT 2.52 Miles

Warrington Bank Quay Parker Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1LW 3.03 Miles

Glazebrook Glazebrook Lane, Glazebrook, Cheshire, WA3 5BA 3.62 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
G R Travel 01925 451198 2 Clifton Close, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4BE 0.29 Miles
Warrington Taxis 07813 803432 175 Manchester Road, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4HL 0.29 Miles
Gold Cars 01925 840404 109 Gig La, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4DN 0.39 Miles
Bridge Executive Transport 01925 820542 8 Monmouth Cl, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4DU 0.43 Miles
Ark Travel 07931 851753 Greymist Avenue, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4AR 0.46 Miles
Mint Travel 01925 471223 12 Gordon Avenue, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 3UJ 0.59 Miles
Ian's Airport Services 01925 815467 8 Nook La, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 0RT 0.95 Miles
Bill's Travel 01925 810555 101 Fearnhead La, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 0BH 1.07 Miles
Grand Carriage Company 01925 262578 127 Thelwall New Rd, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2HR 1.34 Miles
Carls Private Hire 01925 264679 1 Selworthy Drive, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 2HT 1.47 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Gig Lane Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Runnymede Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hardwick Grange Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Woolston Grange No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:17:45 Saturday Last Collection:11:30 Sunday Last Collection:15:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Kingland Grange Weekday Last Collection:17:30 Saturday Last Collection:10:30
Manor Park Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Harpers Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Paddington So No More Collections Today Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Sunday Last Collection:15:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Pasture Lane Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Wa1 Riversdale Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Birchwood Boulevard Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Asda Store Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:00
Indoor Box Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:11:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Bruche Heath Gardens Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Birchwood Centre Box Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:10:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Woolston Surgery 01925 813144	Woolston Neighbourhood Hub Hall Road Woolston Warrington Cheshire WA1 4PN
Holes Lane Medical Centre 01925 599855	Holes Lane Medical Centre The Surgery,28 Holes Lane Woolston, Warrington Cheshire WA1 4NE
Padgate Medical Centre 01925 815333	Padgate Medical Centre 12 Station Road, Padgate Warrington Cheshire WA2 0RX
Birchwood Medical Centre 01925 823502	Birchwood Medical Centre 15 Benson Rd, Birchwood Warrington Cheshire WA3 7PJ
Fearnhead Cross Med.Ctr. 01925 847000	Fearnhead Cross Med.Ctr. 25 Fearnhead Cross Fearnhead,Warrington Cheshire WA2 0HD

Local Stores

Holes Lane
Holes Lane
Woolston
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 4NB
01925 813928
Store Website
0.51 miles

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SPAR Blackbrook
Harrier Road
Blackbrook
Warrington
WA2 0WN
01925 826 546
Store Website
1.4 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Birchwood Surgery - Willows Veterinary Group
Birchwood Vets Unit 9 Birchwood Shopping Centre Dewhurst Road, Birchwood Warrington Cheshire WA3 7PG 01925 912474 birchwood@willowsvetgroup.co.uk Website 0.91 miles

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Maple Vets, Grappenhall, Warrington
181 Knutsford Road Grappenhall Warrington Lancashire WA4 2QL 01925 600 000 info@maplevets-warrington.co.uk Website 1.71 miles
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Warrington Vets4pets Ltd
Unit 1, Latchford House 40 Thelwall Lane Warrington Lancashire WA4 1LW 01925 244 443 warrington@vets4pets.com Website 1.79 miles
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Rees Veterinary Centre
86 Orford Avenue Warrington Cheshire WA2 7QQ 01925 232221 admin@reesvets.co.uk Website 2.06 miles

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Orford Lane Vet Surgery
Orford Lane 173 Orford Lane Warrington Cheshire WA2 7AZ 01925 634881 Website 2.20 miles
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Victoria Park Vets
280 Knutsford Road Latchford Warrington Cheshire WA4 1AZ 01925 977622 info@victoriaparkvets.co.uk Website 2.29 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Paddington Meadows
New Cut Heritage And Ecology Trail Warrington WA1 4AG 1.09 miles

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Risley Moss Nature Reserve
Small Walk Beautiful Scenery ! We Did The Walk And Looped In Twice In Different Directions . Free Carpark Risley Moss Local Nature Reserve Birchwood 1.99 miles

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Grappenhall Heys
Situated In A Very Nice Sybhurb Just South Of Warrington. The Best Place To Park Is By The Walled Garden On Astor Drive. On Sunny Sundays It Can Get Quite Busy. Head East Along The Walled Garden This Is A Paved Area Which Then Opens Out To A Field Which Can Be A Little Bit Boggy At Times. This Then Leads To Acopsed Area And Two Large Open Fields Which Is Great For Exercising The Poochies Witherwin Ave 2.72 miles

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Lumb Brook Valley Appleton Warrington
Beautiful In All Seasons. Small Woodland Which Is Separated By A Road But Linked By A Bridge Which You Can Walk Under If You Have Your Wellies. Fantastic Off The Lead, Lots Of Things For The Kids To Get Stuck Into, Rope Swings Etc, But For Our Four Legged Family Members Just A Brilliant Place For Them To Roam Around. The Winding Brook Offers Wet Play Or Some Where To Cool Off After Running Around All The Time. You Can Walk It In 30 - 40 Minutes, But I’M Always There For A Few Hours. 33 Mentmore Gardens Appleton Thorn Warrington WA4 3HF 3.30 miles

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Pennington Flash
A Circular Dog Friendly Walk Around Pennington Flash Country Park. Situated In Leigh, Around 6-Miles South-East Of Wigan, Pennington Flash Is A Popular Country Park And Nature Reserve. At Its Centre Is A 70-Hectacre Lake (The 'Flash'), Formed As A Result Of Mining Subsidence And Flooding. WN7 3PA 5.42 miles Sign Posted From The A580 East Lancs Road. Follow The Signs And Turn Onto The A579 Atherleigh Way Then Left Onto The A572 St Helens Road. The Main Entrance Is Situated On St Helens Road Opposite Leigh Fire Station.

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Dunham Massey
A Circular Dog Friendly Walk Around Dunham Massey Park. The Park Is Rich In Wildlife And Is Home To A Herd Of More Than 150 Fallow Deer. WA14 4SJ 5.69 miles From The M6 Motorway, Take Exit 19. From The M56 Motorway, Take Exit 7. Take The A56 Towards Altrincham/Manchester, Then The B5160 Charcoal Road.

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