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Warrington is a town of bridges. The first crossing
point of the River Mersey was discovered, in what is now known as Warrington,
by ancient man, when a settlement first grew up beside this ancient ford.
The Romans later recognized the importance of the position of this ford's
position and, to safeguard their position, they established their own settlement
nearby, calling their new community Veratinum. Warrington became an important
staging post on the road from north to south and rapidly grew into an important
trading center. As Britain became industrialized, Warrington followed,
becoming a manufacturing town. Gradually it became the center of many industries.
In recent years, Warrington was granted "New Town" status which led to
a rapid, planned expansion of the town, many new homes, jobs and industrial
and commercial growth. Today's Warrington covers an area of 43,527 acres
and combines the best of progressive industrial and commercial activity
with varied and pleasant housing developments, spacious parks and recreation
areas, leisure and shopping centers and pleasant countryside walks.
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Bridge over
the River Mersey
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