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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Civil parish in Cheshire, England}}<br />
{{for|rugby player|A. P. Penketh}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}<br />
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}<br />
{{Infobox UK place<br />
| country = England<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|53.3874|-2.6561|display=inline,title}}<br />
| official_name = Penketh<br />
| static_image_name = The Ferry Tavern - Sankey Canal - geograph.org.uk - 529050.jpg<br />
| static_image_caption = ''The Ferry Tavern'' public house, Penketh<br />
| map_type = Cheshire<br />
| population = 8,699<br />
| population_ref = ''(2001)''<br />
| civil_parish = Penketh<br />
| unitary_england = [[Borough of Warrington|Warrington]]<br />
| lieutenancy_england = [[Cheshire]]<br />
| region = North West England<br />
| constituency_westminster = [[Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington South]]<br />
| post_town = Warrington<br />
| postcode_district = WA5<br />
| postcode_area = WA<br />
| dial_code = 01925<br />
| os_grid_reference = SJ595891<br />
}}<br />
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'''Penketh''' is a [[Civil parishes in England|civil parish]] and suburb of [[Warrington]] in the [[Borough of Warrington]], [[Cheshire]], England. It is located about {{convert|3|mi|km}} west of [[Warrington]] town centre. It has a population of 8,699.<ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790280 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Warrington''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616181534/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790280 |date=16 June 2012 }} Retrieved 2009-12-06</ref> It is in the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Lancashire]]. The emblem/badge of Penketh is three kingfishers.<br />
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==Toponymy==<br />
The name ''Penketh'' is first attested in 1243 as ''Penket'' and similar forms. The name is derived from two [[Common Brittonic]] words: *''penno-'' (head) and *''kēto-'' (trees), corresponding to modern Welsh {{lang|cy|pen coed}} (the place-name ''Pencoed'' is found widely in Wales). Thus the name once meant "end of the wood", suggesting that the parish was at one time on the outskirts of a forest.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Based on the Collections of the English Place-Name Society |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780521168557 |editor-last=Watts |editor-first=Victor |location=Cambridge}}, s.v. ''Penketh''.</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Coates |first=Richard |title=Celtic Voices, English Places: Studies of the Celtic Impact on Place-Names in Britain |last2=Breeze |first2=Andrew |publisher=Tyas |year=2000 |isbn=1900289415 |location=Stamford}}.</ref>{{rp|317}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Penketh was originally part of [[Prescot]] parish but became a chapelry and then a separate parish. It grew due to the crossing over the [[Mersey]] at Fiddlers Ferry and the building of the [[Sankey Canal]]. The area was mainly rural and agricultural until well into the 20th century, though a [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]] and [[boatyard]] were established in the 19th century.<br />
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The last 50 years has seen the area transformed into a large residential suburb.<br />
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==Governance==<br />
Within the boundaries of the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Lancashire]], the parish has a Parish Council and is a ward of Warrington Borough. It is in [[Warrington South (UK Parliament constituency)|Warrington South]] constituency of the [[United Kingdom Parliament]]. Until the major local government reorganisation of 1974, Penketh was part of [[Warrington Rural District]].<br />
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==Industry==<br />
The former tannery and boatyard were the only major industries in Penketh. [[Fiddlers Ferry Power Station]] dominates Penketh, though it is in [[Cuerdley]] parish.<br />
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==Churches==<br />
There is a parish church ([http://www.stpaulspenketh.org.uk St Paul's], [[Church of England]]), and a [[Catholic]] church (St Joseph's). There is a strong nonconformist tradition as exemplified by the [[Methodist]] chapel in Chapel Road. The [[Quakers]] were well represented at one time; the Meeting House was the present village hall on Meeting Lane.<br />
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==Schools==<br />
The secondary schools in the area are [[Penketh High School]]<ref>[http://www.penkethhigh.com Penketh High School]</ref> and St Gregory's Catholic High School (which isn't actually in Penketh). The primary schools in the area are Penketh Community Primary School (a feeder school for Penketh High School), Penketh South Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School and St Vincent's Catholic Primary School.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
Railway stations in the area include local services from [[Sankey railway station|Sankey for Penketh]] on the [[Liverpool to Manchester Line]] (with express services along this route available from [[Warrington Central railway station|Warrington Central]]), as well as [[Warrington Bank Quay railway station|Warrington Bank Quay]] on the [[West Coast Main Line]]. Frequent buses link Penketh with Warrington town centre: it is the terminus for [[Warrington's Own Buses]] (routes 30, 30B, 31 and 32A), and the north of Penketh is also served by Warrington's Own Buses routes 14 and 15. [[Arriva North West]] inter-urban services also serve the main road through Penketh, heading towards [[Widnes]] and [[Runcorn]] (route 110) and to [[Huyton]] and [[Liverpool]] (route 7). Penketh is on the [[A562 road]] linking Warrington with the [[Silver Jubilee Bridge]]. The nearest airports are [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport|Liverpool]] and [[Manchester Airport|Manchester]].<br />
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==Business Park==<br />
Penketh Business Park (actually located in Great Sankey) is a large 6.5-acre business park in the area located off Liverpool Road. The business park consists of mixed used businesses across 30 warehouses between 400 square feet and 44,500 square feet in size, as well as 21 storage units and a small parcel of land. The business park is most well known for its large indoor Skate Park named Ramp1 which temporarily closed in June 2023,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23577059.penketh-indoor-skatepark-announces-will-closing/ | title=Indoor skatepark in Warrington - one of Europe's largest - announces shock closure | date=8 June 2023 }}</ref> reopening in February 2024,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/24089979.huge-penketh-indoor-skatepark-ramp1-reopen-shock-closure/ | title=Indoor Warrington skatepark – one of Europe's largest – to reopen after shock closure | date=February 2024 }}</ref> other businesses operating out of this business park include a gym ([https://ascendancyfitnessgym.com/ Ascendancy Fitness Gym]),<ref>{{Cite web | title=Warrington gym expands premises {{!}} Insider Media | url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-west/warrington-gym-expands-premises | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112125830/https://www.insidermedia.com/news/north-west/warrington-gym-expands-premises | access-date=2025-03-22 | archive-date=2023-11-12}}</ref> a metal fabrications business M C C Fabrications, and a landscape business ([https://www.edrlandscapems.com/ EDR Landscapes]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23306671.penketh-business-shaping-towns-landscape-greener-future/ | title=The Penketh business shaping the town's landscape and greener future | date=12 February 2023 }}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
*7,340 residents<br />
*2,993 households<br />
*29.4% of all residents have no qualifications (approximately 2,158 residents)<br />
*2.06% are unemployed (approximately 154 residents)<br />
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===Race and gender===<br />
*48% males to 52% females<br />
*98.3% are of white race<br />
*0.6% are of mixed origin<br />
*0.7% are of Asian origin<br />
*0.1% are of black race<br />
*0.4% are of "other" race<br />
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===Housing demographics===<br />
*92.0% Owner occupied<br />
*3.7% are council accommodation<br />
*0.4% are rented from a [[housing association]]<br />
*2.0% are private rentals<br />
*1.3% are rentals from other sources<br />
*0.6% are undisclosed<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|Cheshire}}<br />
*[[Listed buildings in Penketh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category-inline|Penketh}}<br />
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{{Cheshire, Borough of Warrington}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Cheshire]]<br />
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