Grappenhall
Grappenhall is a village within the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The parish had a population of 9,651 at the 2021 census.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Official Name — Grappenhall • Os Grid Reference — SJ639863 • Population — 9,651 • Civil Parish — Grappenhall and Thelwall • Unitary England — Warrington • Lieutenancy England — Cheshire • Region — North West England • Country — England • Constituency Westminster — Warrington South • Post Town — WARRINGTON • Postcode District — WA4 • Postcode Area — WA • Dial Code — 01925
History
History
Grappenhall is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 with the name Gropenhale and with a valuation of five shillings. • Illustration — Sandstone carving of a 'Cheshire Cat', St Wilfrid's Church St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This may have been 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 three pubs, the Parr Arms, the Ram's Head and the Bellhouse. The Grappenhall Hall Residential School (closed down) and St Wilfrid's Primary School and Bradshaw Community Primary School is located north of the village centre. On 1 April 1936 the parish of Thelwall was abolished and merged with Grappenhall, on 1 April 1974 the merged parish was renamed "Grappenhall and Thelwall". In 1931 the parish of Grappenhall (prior to the merge) had a population of 2449.
Leisure
Leisure
Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is near the village. Grappenhall is home to the 25th Warrington East (St Wilfred's) Scout Troop.
Sport
Sport
There is a cricket ground, which is the home of Grappenhall Cricket Club. Australian cricketer Steve Smith was signed for the club for five weeks in 2007, when he was 17.
Library
Library
The Grappenhall Community library is a community-run library in the village. It was opened by the local authority in 1959 before being handed over to the Friends of Grappenhall Library after closure on 2 April 2011 due to local authority cuts. The library is run by the Friends of the Grappenhall library who pay £10 a year to help with its upkeep.
In popular culture
In popular culture
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.
Notable people
Notable people
Grappenhall is the birthplace of actor and singer Tim Curry (1946–2026).
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
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- 2.St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall. History.
- 3.Home page. The Bellhouse Bar.
- 4.A Vision of Britain through Time. Relationships and changes Thelwall CP/Ch through time.
- 5.UKBMD. Warringtin Registration District.
- 6.A Vision of Britain through Time. Population statistics Grappenhall AP/CP through time.
- 7.Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council. Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden. 2018.
- 8.Grappenhallscouts.org.uk. 25th Warrington East Scout Group » History. 3 August 1914.
- 9.Grappers.com. Grappenhall Cricket Club.
- 10.Cheshire village cricket club recalls 'homesick' Steve Smith. BBC News. 13 September 2019.
- 11.Grappenhall Community Library. A brief history of Grappenhall Library. Grappenhall.org.uk.
- 12.Grappenhall Community Library. Community Knowledge Hub. 21 January 2013.
- 13.The Warrington Guardian. Grappenhall villagers win campaign to take ownership of former council library. Warringtonguardian.co.uk. 5 January 2012.
- 14.Community libraries: 10 case studies. locality.org.uk.
- 15.Filming Location Matching "Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending). IMDb.
- 16.YouTube. Bryn Haworth Grappenhall Rag. 20 November 2012.
- 17.Whittaker, Jim. Cosmic Light: The Birth of a Cult Classic. Acme Books. 31. 1998.
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