Warrington's Heritage

Warrington is a town of bridges. The first crossing point of the River Mersey was discovered, in what is now known as Warrington, by ancient man, when a settlement first grew up beside this ancient ford. "The Romans later recognised the importance of the ford's strategic position and, to safeguard the crossing point established a settlement nearby, calling it Veratinum."

Warrington became an important staging post on the road from north to south and rapidly grew into an important trading centre.  As Britain became industrialised, Warrington followed, becoming a manufacturing town. Gradually it became the centre of many industries.

In recent years, Warrington was granted "New Town" status which led to a rapid, planned expansion of the town, many new homes, jobs and industrial and commercial growth.

Today's Warrington covers an area of 43,527 acres and combines the best of progressive industrial and commercial activity with varied and pleasant housing developments, spacious parks and recreation areas, leisure and shopping centres and pleasant countryside walks.