Widnes is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 62,400.
Widnes Town Centre
St Luke's Church in Farnworth
Widnes during the late 19th century demonstrating the degree of pollution in the town
Spike Island c. 1900
Halton is a unitary authority district with borough status in Cheshire, North West England. It was created in 1974 as a district of the non-metropolitan county of Cheshire, and became a unitary authority area on 1 April 1998 under Halton Borough Council. Since 2014, it has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. The borough consists of the towns of Runcorn and Widnes and the civil parishes of Daresbury, Hale, Halebank, Moore, Preston Brook, and Sandymoor. The district borders Merseyside, the Borough of Warrington and Cheshire West and Chester.
Aerial view of the Silver Jubilee Bridge and the two towns of Runcorn (left) and Widnes (right)
Halton Castle overlooking the Mersey Gateway Bridge
St Mary's Church, Widnes
Runcorn Town Hall