Widnes is a Town in the county of Cheshire.
Widnes postcode: WA8 6
There are great places to visit near Widnes including some great towns, villages, historic buildings, country parks, nature reserves, sssis, museums, parks, cities, castles, roman sites, ruins, lakes, woodlands, hills, hiking areas, old mines, ancient sites and canals.
Towns to visit near Widnes include Ellesmere Port, Warrington, Widnes, Knutsford, Blacon, Saltney, and Macclesfield.
Don't miss Styal, Daresbury, Thelwall, Saughall, Lache, Marton, and Prestbury's villages if visiting the area around Widnes.
Widnes's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Quarry Bank, Warrington Parish Church Of St Elphin, The Ruskin Rooms, Tatton Park, Chester Racecourse, Chester City Walls, and Bonewaldesthorne Tower.
There are a several good country parks in the Widnes area like Quarry Bank, Tatton Park, and Teggs Nose Country Park.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Widnes area like Woolston Eyes, and Tatton Park.
The area close to Widnes boasts some of the best sssis including Woolston Eyes.
The area around Widnes's best museums can be found at Warrington Museum and Art Gallery.
The area around Widnes boasts some of the best parks including Victoria Park - Widnes, Tatton Park, Water Tower Gardens, Westminster Park, and Timbersbrook Picnic Area.
There are a several good cities in the area around Widnes like Chester.
Chester Castle is one of Widnes's best, nearby castles to visit in Widnes.
Places near Widnes feature a number of interesting roman sites including Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls.
There are a number of ruins near to Widnes including Chester Roman Amphitheatre and Roman Walls.
The area around Widnes features a number of interesting lakes including Trentabank Reservoir, and Redes Mere.
There are a number of woodlands near Widnes including Trentabank Reservoir, and Macclesfield Forest.
Widnes's best nearby hills can be found at Shutlingsloe, and Teggs Nose Country Park.
The area around Widnes features a number of interesting hiking areas including Teggs Nose Country Park, and Alderley Edge National Trust.
Engine Vein is a great place to visit close to Widnes if you like old mines.
The area around Widnes's best ancient sites can be found at Goldenstone.
Anderton Boat Lift is one of Widnes's best, nearby canals to visit in Widnes.
Widnes History
There are some historic monuments around Widnes:
Places to see near Widnes
History of Widnes
There is little evidence of any early human occupation of the area although a flint arrowhead was discovered at Pex Hill, suggesting there was some human presence in the Stone Age. Pex Hill is a disused quarry, located to the north of the town.Roman roads by-passed the area but some Roman coins were found where the Ditton railway station stands today. In the 9th century Vikings had invaded the country and Widnes was at the extreme south of the Danelaw. The River Mersey derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon maeres ea, which means boundary river, the boundary being that between the Danelaw and the Saxon kingdom of Mercia. At the beginning of the 20th century it was believed that some earthworks on Cuerdley Marsh had been constructed by the Vikings but an archaeological investigation in the 1930s found nothing to confirm this.
