Grappenhall

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title: "Grappenhall" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-cheshire", "former-civil-parishes-in-cheshire", "warrington"] description: "Village in Cheshire, England" topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grappenhall" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Cheshire, England ::

::data[format=table title="infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
official_name	Grappenhall
map_type	Cheshire
static_image_name	Grappenhall.jpg
static_image_caption	Parr Arms and St Wilfrid's Church
coordinates
os_grid_reference	SJ639863
population	9,651
civil_parish	Grappenhall and Thelwall
unitary_england	Warrington
lieutenancy_england	Cheshire
region	North West England
country	England
constituency_westminster	Warrington South
post_town	WARRINGTON
postcode_district	WA4
postcode_area	WA
dial_code	01925
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| official_name = Grappenhall | map_type = Cheshire | static_image_name = Grappenhall.jpg | static_image_caption = Parr Arms and St Wilfrid's Church | coordinates = | os_grid_reference = SJ639863 | population = 9,651 | population_ref = | civil_parish = Grappenhall and Thelwall | unitary_england = Warrington | lieutenancy_england = Cheshire | region = North West England | country = England | constituency_westminster = Warrington South | post_town = WARRINGTON | postcode_district = WA4 | postcode_area = WA | dial_code = 01925 Grappenhall is a village within the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The parish had a population of 9,377 at the 2001 census, 9,687 at the 2011 census, and 9,651 at the 2021 census.

History

Grappenhall is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 with the name Gropenhale and with a valuation of five shillings. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Sandstone_carving_of__'Cheshire_Cat',_St_Wilfrid's_Church,_Grappenhall.jpg" caption="St Wilfrid's Church"] ::

St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This may have been Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle (Boydell) family.

Along with the church, the centre of the village contains three pubs, the Parr Arms, the Ram's Head and the Bellhouse. The Grappenhall Hall Residential School (closed down) and St Wilfrid's Primary School and Bradshaw Community Primary School is located north of the village centre.

On 1 April 1936 the parish of Thelwall was abolished and merged with Grappenhall, on 1 April 1974 the merged parish was renamed "Grappenhall and Thelwall". In 1931 the parish of Grappenhall (prior to the merge) had a population of 2449.

Leisure

Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is near the village. Grappenhall is home to the 25th Warrington East (St Wilfred's) Scout Troop.

Sport

There is a cricket ground, which is the home of Grappenhall Cricket Club. Australian cricketer Steve Smith was signed for the club for five weeks in 2007, when he was 17.

Library

The Grappenhall Community library is a community-run library in the village. It was opened by the local authority in 1959 before being handed over to the Friends of Grappenhall Library after closure on 2 April 2011 due to local authority cuts. The library is run by the Friends of the Grappenhall library who pay £10 a year to help with its upkeep.

In popular culture

Parts of the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes were filmed in the centre of Grappenhall. The village name appears in the title of the song "Grappenhall Rag", by the Darwen singer-songwriter Bryn Haworth.

Notable people

Grappenhall is the birthplace of actor and singer Tim Curry (born 19 April 1946).

References

References

1. "2001 Census: Grappenhall and Thelwall civil parish". Office for National Statistics.
2. "Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish".
3. "Grappenhall and Thelwall".
4. "History". St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall.
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7. "Warringtin Registration District". UKBMD.
8. "Population statistics Grappenhall AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
9. (2018). "Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden". Grappenhall and Thelwall Parish Council.
10. (3 August 1914). "25th Warrington East Scout Group » History". Grappenhallscouts.org.uk.
11. "Grappenhall Cricket Club". Grappers.com.
12. (13 September 2019). "Cheshire village cricket club recalls 'homesick' Steve Smith". BBC News.
13. "A brief history of Grappenhall Library". Grappenhall Community Library.
14. (21 January 2013). "Grappenhall Community Library".
15. (5 January 2012). "Grappenhall villagers win campaign to take ownership of former council library". The Warrington Guardian.
16. "Community libraries: 10 case studies".
17. "Filming Location Matching "Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)".
18. (20 November 2012). "Bryn Haworth Grappenhall Rag". YouTube.
19. Whittaker, Jim. (1998). "Cosmic Light: The Birth of a Cult Classic". Acme Books.

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