Penketh

Penketh is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is located about west of Warrington town centre. It has a population of 8,699. It is in the historic county of Lancashire. The emblem/badge of Penketh is three kingfishers.

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Place details

Locality: Cuerdley Cross
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Penketh
UK place.static_image_name: The Ferry Tavern - Sankey Canal - geograph.org.uk - 529050.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The Ferry Tavern public house, Penketh
UK place.map_type: Cheshire
UK place.population: 8,699
UK place.population_ref: (2001)
UK place.civil_parish: Penketh
UK place.unitary_england: Warrington
UK place.lieutenancy_england: Cheshire
UK place.region: North West England
UK place.constituency_westminster: Warrington South
UK place.post_town: Warrington
UK place.postcode_district: WA5
UK place.postcode_area: WA
UK place.dial_code: 01925
UK place.os_grid_reference: SJ595891

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8428
Image: Old Tannery Buildings Penketh - geograph.org.uk - 1239396.jpg
Dialing code: 01925

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Commons category: Penketh
OS grid reference: SJ595891
postal code: WA5

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Article

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Contents

Toponymy
History
Governance
Industry
Churches
Schools
Transport
Business Park
Demographics
Race and gender
Housing demographics
See also
References
External links

==Toponymy== 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 (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.