Rixton-with-Glazebrook

Rixton-with-Glazebrook is a civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, it lies to the east of Warrington and is largely farmland. At the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 1,960.[1] Its main settlements are the villages of Glazebrook and Hollins Green, and Rixton hamlet.

"Glazebrook" redirects here. For other uses, see Glazebrook (disambiguation).

Rixton-with-Glazebrook
Rixton-with-Glazebrook is located in Cheshire
Rixton-with-Glazebrook
Rixton-with-Glazebrook
Location within Cheshire
Population1,960 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ697925
Civil parish
  • Rixton-with-Glazebrook
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWARRINGTON
Postcode districtWA3
Dialling code01925
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
WebsiteWarrington Villages

The parish was originally a township within Warrington parish before becoming a separate parish in 1866. It was part of the Warrington Poor Law Union and, from 1894, Warrington Rural District, and the District of Warrington from 1974.

Glazebrook has a small housing estate, a post office and Glazebrook railway station. The station, on the Liverpool to Manchester southern route, marks the westernmost boundary of the Transport for Greater Manchester area. Glazebrook is about 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Warrington town centre; just east of the village is Cadishead, in Greater Manchester.

Hollins Green, south of Glazebrook, is on the A57 Warrington–Manchester road. Rixton lies a short distance south-west of Hollins Green.[2]

The Manchester Ship Canal follows a stretch of the River Mersey which runs close to Hollins Green and forms the south-eastern parish boundary. The boundary in the north-east follows the Glaze Brook, which joins the Mersey just upstream of Hollins Green.[3]

Etymology

The name "Rixton" derives from the personal name "Ric" and tun, which is Old English for a homestead or settlement. "Glazebrook" derives from Brittonic glas, which can mean either a river, or else "blue" or "green or blue", and brook, from Old English "brōc", meaning a small stream.[4]

Notable people

See also

Notes and references
  1. "2011 Census: Rixton-with-Glazebrook". Office for National Statistics.
  2. "Map of Rixton". Streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. "Election Maps: Great Britain". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. "Warrington Villages". warrington.gov.uk.
  5. Pidd, Helen (4 July 2018). "How philanthropy breathed new life into a forgotten Salford suburb - Helen Pidd". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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