Rixton-with-Glazebrook

Infobox UK place
official_name= Rixton-with-Glazebrook
country= England
region= North West England
population= 1,884 (2001 Census)
os_grid_reference= SJ697925
map_type= Cheshire
latitude= 53.42863
longitude= -2.45739
post_town= WARRINGTON
postcode_area= WA
postcode_district= WA3
dial_code= 01925
constituency_westminster= Warrington South
civil_parish= Rixton-with-Glazebrook
unitary_england= Warrington
lieutenancy_england= Cheshire
website= [http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Leisureandculture/Localhistoryandheritage/villages.aspx#7 Warrington Villages]

Rixton-with-Glazebrook is a civil parish in the unitary authority of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It lies to the east of Warrington and borders Irlam, and is largely farmland. It has a railway station at Glazebrook and is served by buses along the A57 road. The parish was originally a township within Warrington parish before becoming a separate parish in 1866. It was part of the Warrington Poor Law Union and, from 1894, Warrington Rural District, and the District of Warrington from 1974.

According to the 2001 Census, Rixton-with-Glazebrook parish had a population of 1,884.citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaMetadata.do?a=7&b=790896&c=Rixton-with-Glazebrook&d=16&e=15&f=3070&g=388552&i=1001x1003x1004x1005&l=779&o=1&m=0&r=1&enc=1&areaId=790896|title=2001 Census: Rixton-with-Glazebrook|work=Office for National Statistics]

Etymology

The name "Rixton" derives from the personal name "Ric" and ', which is Old English for a homestead or settlement. "Glazebrook" derives from "glas", which can mean either a river, or else "blue" or "green or blue", and ', from Old English "brōc", meaning a small stream. [http://www.warrington.gov.uk/Leisureandculture/Localhistoryandheritage/villages.aspx#7 Warrington Villages] ]

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