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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.
The town was first mentioned by name in 1086 in the Domesday Book, which came 20 years after the Norman conquest. It was mentioned as ''Walintune'', a village near the ford over the Mersey at Latchford and Howley.<ref>[https://www.warrington.gov.uk/brief-history-warrington A Brief history of Warrington]</ref> Warrington had a recorded settlement of 8 households at the time of the Domesday Book, placing it within the smallest 40% of settlements in England at the time. The settlement's Domesday entry noted the presence of a church at Warrington.<ref>[https://opendomesday.org/place/SJ6088/warrington/ Warrington - Domesday Book]</ref>
The town was first mentioned by name in 1086 in the Domesday Book, which came 20 years after the Norman conquest. It was mentioned as ''Walintune'', a village near the ford over the Mersey at Latchford and Howley.<ref>[https://www.warrington.gov.uk/brief-history-warrington A Brief history of Warrington]</ref> Warrington had a recorded settlement of 8 households at the time of the Domesday Book, placing it within the smallest 40% of settlements in England at the time. The settlement's Domesday entry noted the presence of a church at Warrington.<ref>[https://opendomesday.org/place/SJ6088/warrington/ Warrington - Domesday Book]</ref> At this time, Warringto formed part of ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' (meaning "(land) between the Ribble and Mersey") - effectively present-day south [[Lancashire]] - which may have been part of [[Cheshire]] at the time, but this view is not universal.
St Wilfred's Church in the nearby village of [[Grappenhall]], which lies south-east of the River Mersey from the town centre, was constructed in c. 1120 AD. St Wildred's Church is the oldest surviving building in the Warrington area.
St Wilfred's Church in the nearby village of [[Grappenhall]], which lies south-east of the River Mersey from the town centre, was constructed in c. 1120 AD. St Wildred's Church is the oldest surviving building in the Warrington area.