Halton, Cheshire

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Halton is a village in Cheshire, England (postcode region WA7).

It now forms part of the town of Runcorn in the borough of Halton (which is named after it).

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The village falls between the old and new areas of Runcorn: the main village in the new town part is near Halton Lea shopping centre (also known as Shopping City).

Halton is home to the Widnes Warriors Rugby league team.

[edit] Etymology

Halton means "village at a heathery place, from Old English hathel "heathery" and tun "farm, village". The name was recorded as Haleltune in 1162.

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v • d • e The Borough of Halton, Cheshire

Principal Settlements	Runcorn • Widnes

Civil Parishes	Daresbury • Hale • Moore • Preston Brook

Unparished Areas	Runcorn • Widnes

v • d • e Ceremonial county of Cheshire

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Unitary authorities	Halton • Warrington

Boroughs or districts	Chester • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal

Cities and towns	Alsager • Bollington • Birchwood • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers	Bollin • Croco • Dane • Dean • Dee • Gowy • Goyt • Mersey • Weaver • Wheelock