Knutsford Road, Latchford Village, South Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

• Contributor: Tony Smith / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: H8FH7R
• File size: 38.9 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 4860 x 2796 px | 41.1 x 23.7 cm | 16.2 x 9.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 17 September 2016

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Latchford is a suburb and electoral ward of Warrington, 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".