Widnes
Located in Halebank, Halton Coordinates: 53°21′42″ N 2°44′03″ W
- Population
- 61,464
- 61.5K
- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Widnes
Widnes is a city. Location: Halebank, Halton. Population: 61,464. Elevation: 13 m.
Widnes ( WID-nəss) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. Directly to the south across the Mersey is the town of Runcorn. Upstream 8 miles (13 km) to the east is Warrington, and 4 miles downstream to the west is Speke, a suburb of Liverpool.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: St Helens, 10 km N
- 9 sights and natural places within 10 km Spike Island, Hutchinson's Hill
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Spike Island Island, Halton0.9 km S
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Hutchinson's Hill Mountain, Halton1.8 km SW
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Wigg Island Island, Halton2.7 km SE
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Halton Castle Mountain, Halton4.1 km SE
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Warrington Transporter Bridge Landmark, Warrington8.8 km E -
River Weaver River, England7 km S
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Beacon Hill Mountain, Frodsham8.6 km S
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Anfield Landmark, Liverpool17 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources