Heavy listing Crane over the Manchester Ship Canal at Latchford Locks, South Warrington, Cheshire, England UK, WA4

Crane over the Manchester Ship Canal at Latchford Locks, South Warrington, Cheshire, England UK Latchford is a suburban district and electoral ward of the unitary borough of Warrington, in Cheshire, England. It is around one mile south-east of Warrington town centre and has a total resident population of 7, 856. Latchford is a predominantly residential area, Latchford lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and broadly consists of 19th century terraced housing and some open space. The canal is crossed here by a swing bridge, a high level road bridge and the now disused Latchford railway viaduct. Its name came from Anglo-Saxon Læccford = "Boggy-stream ford".