Great Sankey
Parish in Warrington, England
| Coordinates: | 53.396, -2.647 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 57 88 |
| Population: | 43,793 |
| Dialling code: | 01925 (Warrington) |
Great Sankey is a residential civil parish to the west of Warrington in north‑west England, known for a mix of suburban housing and generous green spaces. The valley of the Sankey Brook is protected as Sankey Valley and follows the route of the historic Sankey Canal, one of the earliest industrial waterways, giving the area pleasant riverside walks, pockets of ancient woodland and a clear link to the region’s industrial past.
Today the community combines older village centres with newer developments such as Chapelford, good local schools and active sports and community clubs; it’s popular with commuters thanks to straightforward road and rail links towards Liverpool and Manchester, while retaining a fairly strong local identity and civic life.
Postcode districts covering Great Sankey
Most populated places nearby
- Manchester 18.3 miles
- Liverpool 10.9 miles
- Birkenhead 17.1 miles
- Oldham 24.6 miles
- St. Helens 5 miles
- Wigan 10.2 miles
- Warrington 2.6 miles
- Bolton 16.1 miles
- Stockport 20.2 miles
- Salford 16.2 miles
- Rochdale 24.7 miles
- Southport 21.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall Ward 0.6 miles
- Chapelford and Old Hall Ward 0.7 miles
- Great Sankey South Ward 1 mile
- Penketh Parish 1.2 miles
- Westbrook Ward 1.4 miles
- Penketh and Cuerdley Ward 1.4 miles
- Bewsey and Whitecross Ward 1.8 miles
- Cuerdley Parish 1.9 miles
- Burtonwood and Westbrook Parish 2.1 miles
- Burtonwood and Winwick Ward 2.5 miles
- Bold Parish 2.5 miles
- Burtonwood Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Great Sankey
WA5 8DD, WA5 3NW, WA5 3SL, WA5 1XJ, WA5 1XY, WA5 3LR, WA5 1LL, WA5 1EJ, WA5 8DQ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 9.4 miles
- Manchester Airport 15.6 miles
- Sankey Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Warrington Bank Quay Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Great Sankey Ad
- The Parrs Bank Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- The Kirkfield Hotel 4.4 miles
- Gulliver's Hotel 1.4 miles
- Cat & Lion Country Pub and Hotel 4.9 miles
- Village Hotel Warrington 4 2.3 miles
- B&B Hotel Warrington 3 5.5 miles
- Mercure St Helens 4 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Haydock M6 Jct23 4 5.7 miles
- Statham Lodge Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Ibis Styles Haydock 3 5.4 miles
Schools in Great Sankey
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Chapelford Village Primary School Primary
- Great Sankey High School Secondary
- Great Sankey Primary School Primary
- Park Road Community Primary School Primary
- Sankey Valley St James C of E Primary School Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic High School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Haydock Park Racecourse Recreation 5.8 miles
- Arley Hall Estate 8.2 miles
- Marbury Hall Estate 9.1 miles
- Wigan Athletic FC Stadium 10.3 miles
- DW Stadium Stadium 10.5 miles
- Delamere Forest Forest 11.3 miles
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 11.4 miles
- Salford City Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Tatton Park Estate 12.3 miles
- Vale Royal Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles
- Moss Lane Stadium 12.9 miles
- Vale Royal Estate 13 miles