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Warrington (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 23 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.3833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 36 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.6000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Near River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal; before 1974 most of area was in Lancashire, afterwards in Cheshire; Roman settlement founded in the 1st century; Saxons moved town from the south to the north of the river; St. Elphin founded church in the 7th century; Medieval market center; Warrington Academy was one of Europe's main centers of learning 1757-1786; economy now based on sawmills, breweries, printers, and clothing; Romans established what may have been Britain's earlist glass furnace. |
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| Warrington (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Veratinum (H,O)
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............ | Roman name, 1st-4th centuries CE |
| Walintune (H,V)
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............ | Norman name recorded in 1086 |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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| administrative center (C) |
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administrative headquarters of unitary authority since 1998 |
| regional capital (C) |
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