Grappenhall

Grappenhall
Grappenhall  Grappenhall shown within Cheshire
OS grid reference	SJ639863
Civil parish	Grappenhall and Thelwall
Unitary authority	Warrington
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WARRINGTON
Postcode district	WA4
Dialling code	01925
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Warrington South
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Coordinates: 53°22′21″N 2°32′35″W / 53.372503°N 2.542999°W / 53.372503; -2.542999

Grappenhall is a suburban village in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is situated along the Bridgewater Canal, and forms one of the principal settlements of Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish. According to the 2001 UK census, the population of the entire civil parish was 9,377.^[1]

History

Grappenhall is mentioned in the Domesday Book with the name Gropenhale and with a valuation of five shillings.

Sandstone carving of 'Cheshire Cat', St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall

St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This is believed to be Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle (Boydell) family.

Along with the church, the centre of the village contains two pubs - the Parr Arms and the Ram's Head, Grappenhall Hall Residential School (no longer a Residential School) and St. Wilfrid's Primary School. Bradshaw Community Primary School is located north of the village centre.

Parts of the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes were filmed in the centre of Grappenhall. The village name appears in the title of the song "Grappenhall Rag", by the Darwen singer-songwriter Bryn Haworth.^[2]

Grappenhall is home to the 25th Warrington East (St. Wilfrid's) Scout Troop.^[3] There is also a cricket ground, which is the home of Grappenhall Cricket Club.^[4]

Popular Culture

Dining and Restaurants

There are limited numbers of dining facilities within the village but some restaurants include:

• The Parr Arms
• The Springbrook
• The Choy Hing Village

Notable people

• Tim Curry, actor, singer, and composer was born in Grappenhall.
• Sally Green, writer, author of The Half Bad trilogy lives in Grappenhall.
• Concert pianist Stephen Hough grew up in Grappenhall.

See also

• St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall
• Listed buildings in Grappenhall and Thelwall

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grappenhall.

• Images of the church and its cat.
• Grappenhall Youth & Community Association
• The Flickr Grappenhall Photography Group
• WDCC, Warrington District Camera Club, which is based in Grappenhall

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