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Warrington Castle was situated in what is now St.Elphins Park, next to St. Elphins Church, Church St, Warrington, Cheshire.

Although there is little sign today, it was involved in the English Civil War and was being held by the royalists until Oliver Cromwell arrived in town and took over the castle. The castle exchanged hands during the civil war with royalists winning it back, then subsequently Cromwell took it back again. Warrington was a key point in the civil war as the town was in the best place to cross the River Mersey.

It was a traditional motte and bailey castle with a moat on one side, a single entrance and steep banks on the other sides. It was a wooden fort which belong to the lord of the manor of Warrington who moved out into nearby Bewsey Hall in the early 1600s.

Each battle took its toll on the wooden fort and was in a state of disrepair in the 1700s