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The [[M6 motorway]], the longest motorway in England, has junctions with the other major motorways M56 and M62 in the vicinity of Warrington, and is a major junction for traffic between the North of England and North Wales. The Warrington post town also includes other settlements including the Lancashire towns of [[Birchwood]] and [[Golborne]], and many villages such as Appleton and [[Grappenhall]] in Cheshire.
The [[M6 motorway]], the longest motorway in England, has junctions with the other major motorways M56 and M62 in the vicinity of Warrington, and is a major junction for traffic between the North of England and North Wales. The Warrington post town also includes other settlements including the Lancashire towns of [[Birchwood]] and [[Golborne]], and many villages such as Appleton and [[Grappenhall]] in Cheshire.
==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:517px-Hundred of West Derby.png|left|250px|thumb|Warrington within the West Derby Hundred of [[Lancashire]] as depicted by a 17th century map by the cartographer [[John Speed]].]]
Warrington lies on the [[River Mersey]] around 16 miles east of the Mersey estuary at [[Liverpool]]. The parts of the town north of the Mersey are in the West Derby hundred of Lancashire, whereas those to the south are in the Bucklow hundred of Cheshire.
Warrington lies on the [[River Mersey]] around 16 miles east of the Mersey estuary at [[Liverpool]]. The parts of the town north of the Mersey are in the West Derby hundred of Lancashire, whereas those to the south are in the Bucklow hundred of Cheshire.
==History==
==History==
The site of St Elphin's Church has been home to a place of Christian worship since at least 650 AD. Tradition has it that the first church was built by Saint Oswald for his companion Elphin, who remained as the first priest there until his death in 679 AD.
The site of St Elphin's Church has been home to a place of Christian worship since at least 650 AD. Tradition has it that the first church was built by Saint Oswald for his companion Elphin, who remained as the first priest there until his death in 679 AD.