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Werrington County Southern Border
Werrington may refer to any of the following places. United Kingdom *Werrington, Cornwall, England *Werrington, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, England ** Werrington Dive Under, railway junction near Werrington. *Werrington, Staffordshire Werrington is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England, about east of Stoke-on-Trent city centre. The village has a population of just over 3,000 people, sits at above sea level and is known for its windmill st ..., England Australia * Werrington, New South Wales {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington, Cornwall
Werrington ( kw, Trewolvredow) is a civil parish and former manor now in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Prior to boundary changes it straddled the Tamar and lay within the county of Devon. The portion on the west side was transferred to Cornwall in 1966.Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.896 It is situated to the west of the Tamar, the traditional boundary between Devon and Cornwall, and north of Launceston. Geography White's ''Devonshire Directory'' (1850) described the parish of Werrington as being near the River Tamar and the Bude Canal and having an area of c. 5,000 acres. Yeolmbridge, Druxton and Eggbeer were then within the parish which was included in Black Torrington Hundred. Druxton Bridge is a Grade II* listed 16th century road bridge. Manor The descent of the manor of Werrington was as follows: Crown Before the Norman Conquest of 1066, the manor of Werrington, in the hundred of Black Torrington, was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington, Peterborough
Werrington is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, in the unparished area of Peterborough, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it comprises North Werrington and South Werrington wards. Werrington spans an area of two and a half square miles (6 km²) and has a population of 14,800. Originally a village, Werrington was engulfed by Peterborough in the mid 20th century, as the city expanded. The area is on the northern edge of the conurbation, approximately four miles (6.4 km) from the city centre. There are two distinct areas of Werrington, the village and new Werrington. The village dates from older periods and focuses on the village green. The new Werrington area focuses on the Werrington Centre, a small shopping complex featuring stores for basic needs. Civil parish Werrington became a parish in 1866, on 1 April 1929 it was abolished and merged with Peterborough. In 1921 the parish had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington Dive Under
Werrington Dive Under (also known as the Werrington Grade Separation) is a replacement dual track grade separated railway junction at Werrington Junction, north of railway station in Cambridgeshire, England. The junction leads to the Great Northern/Great Eastern Joint line (GN/GE) which goes through to and beyond. Completed and opened in December 2021, the dive under allows trains on the west side of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) to access the GN/GE line without conflicting with the faster passenger services on the ECML. The dive under was constructed by a 'jacked deck' on slide paths installed in access tunnels. The curved 'jack deck', pushed into place beneath the main running lines, will be the first use of such a structure in the United Kingdom. The installation uses a patented method of construction. Original junction When the line closed between and Spalding in 1982, freight traffic, instead of cutting across the western edge of the Fens, was diverted through Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werrington, Staffordshire
Werrington is a village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district of Staffordshire, England, about east of Stoke-on-Trent city centre. The village has a population of just over 3,000 people, sits at above sea level and is known for its windmill standing at the summit. It is surrounded by Wetley Moor, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and has the A52 road running through the middle of the village. The village was first recorded on a map under the name of Wherington in 1749, shortly after the construction of the windmill. The windmill was in use for around 150 years, grinding corn and then coal towards the end of its working life. The village's population has grown more than tenfold since 1925, warranting its own parish council in 1988. Moorside High School and HM Prison Werrington sit within the village, as do seven listed buildings and two churches. History Werrington was first recorded on a 1749 map under the name Wherington, and it was not spelt as Werrington until 1890. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
