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Culcheth is a large village in Warrington, Cheshire, England located approximately 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Warrington town centre and is the principal settlement in Culcheth and Glazebury Civil Parish. Culcheth village has many amenities which make it a popular place to live. These include a library, a village hall, sports facilities, two supermarkets and a wide range of smaller shops clustered in and around its centre. It has several restaurants, cafes, pubs and takeaways. It is primarily residential, with a large village green at its heart where the annual Community Day is held. Walks are to be found along the old railway line, now known as Culcheth Linear Park. ==History== On Saxon maps showing South Lancashire the village is marked as "Calchuth" or "Celchyth." On these very early maps and deeds the name is also written as "Kilcheth," "Kylchith," and "Kilshaw." It is derived from the British language "cil" and "coed", 'at the edge of a wood,' 'black wood' or 'retreat in a wood'.〔() Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names〕 There are a few examples of this name in Welsh today e.g. the Welsh name for Caldicot (Monmouthshire) is "Cil-y-coed". However, another claim is that the name is of Norman origin, but all four families of French descent which settled in the area took local names, such as de Culcheth, de Kenyon, de Risley and de Holcroft. The area is known to have been established before or around the time of the Norman conquest, from its mention in the Domesday Book. Culcheth Hall was latterly owned by the Withington family until its demolition after World War II.〔(www.culcheth.org )〕 The infamous Colonel Thomas Blood, who nearly succeeded in stealing the Crown Jewels, was married at Winwick, and lived for a while at Holcroft Hall (on Holcroft Lane, Culcheth). Until 1974, Culcheth was in Lancashire but was moved into Cheshire by the local government reorganisation. On 1 April 1998, the Warrington Unitary Authority was created of which Culcheth is a part. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Culcheth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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