Wincham

Wincham is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located about 3 miles north of Northwich in the Cheshire Plain. The Trent and Mersey Canal runs through the parish.

History
The whole area around Wincham was the site of salt mining for many years, with the Lion Salt Works at nearby Marston. This industry finally ceased in the village in 2005 when New Cheshire Salt Works was bought by British Salt and closed down the following year. In 2015 the Lion Salt Works re-opened to provide a museum on the history of salt production in Cheshire. A butterfly garden in the grounds is managed by Butterfly Conservation.

The population history of the parish is:
 * 1801: 367
 * 1851: 684
 * 1901: 1,054
 * 1951: 890
 * 2001: 2,289
 * 2015: 3,045

Amenities
The village is home to Wincham Community Primary School.

Witton Albion Football Club is located here; it moved to Wincham Park in 1989.

Transport
Local bus services are operated by D&G Bus and Warrington's Own Buses. Routes connect the village with Northwich, Knutsford, Lostock Gralam and Warrington.

The nearest National Rail services can be accessed from Northwich and Lostock Gralam railway stations, which are stops on the Mid-Cheshire Line. Northern Trains operate generally hourly stopping services in both directions between Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Chester; on Sundays, the service reduces to two-hourly.