Great Sankey

infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.3918
longitude= -2.6383
official_name= Great Sankey
map_type= Cheshire
population = 24,211
unitary_england= Warrington
lieutenancy_england= Cheshire
region= North West England
constituency_westminster= Warrington South
post_town= Warrington
postcode_district = WA5
postcode_area= WA
dial_code= 01925
os_grid_reference= SJ575885

Great Sankey is a civil parish and suburb of Warrington town in the west of the Borough of Warrington, in the north-west of England. It is about 2 miles to the West of Warrington town centre. According to the 2001 census, its population was 24,211. [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=790891&c=Great+Sankey&d=16&e=15&g=388251&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1206881764000&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 2001 census official figures.] Neighbourhood Statistics website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.]

History

The village of Great Sankey was originally a chapelry in Prescot parish in Lancashire. It became formally a separate civil parish in 1866, and it was transferred to Cheshire in 1974. [Youngs, F. A. (1991). pages 34, 199–200, 877.] There was industrial growth along the banks of the Sankey Canal at Sankey Bridges during the 19th century but otherwise the area was rural. Since then, the area transformed into a residential suburb for Warrington New Town.

Governance

Great Sankey forms part of Warrington South constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament. It is also divided into three council wards for the election of councillors to Warrington Borough Council: Great Sankey North, Great Sankey South and Whittle Hall. [cite web | url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022237.htm | title=The Borough of Warrington (Electoral Changes) Order 2002| publisher = Office of Public Sector Information| year=2002 | accessdate=2008-03-29] Great Sankey North has two Liberal Democrat councillors, Great Sankey South has three Liberal Democrat councillors and Whittle Hall has one Liberal Democrat and one Labour councillor.

The civil parish is governed by a parish council consisting of fifteen elected members. [http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk/GreatSankey/home.aspx Great Sankey Parish Council.] Offcial website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.]

Religion

The Parish Church of the Church of England is in the Diocese of Liverpool and dedicated to St. Mary. [ [http://www.worshiphimhere.org/ St. Mary's Church.] Official website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] The nearest Roman Catholic church is in Penketh (St. Joseph's). [ [http://www.thomsonlocal.com/St-Josephs-R-C-Church/1783689/map/companyinfo.html#contact St Joseph's Church contact details.] Thomson Local Directory official website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] Similarly, the nearest Methodist Church is also in Penketh. [http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?location=ENGLAND&keywords=places+of+worship&companyName=&searchType=proximityadvance&broaderLocation=UNITED+KINGDOM&lastKeyword=places+of+worship&ssm=0&cam=intToolbar&M=1&startPoint=Great+Sankey&findClosest=Find Search results for closest churches to Great Sankey.] yell.com website. Retrieval Date: March 31, 2008.] [ [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&q=Methodist+Church&near=Great+Sankey,+Warrington,+Cheshire&fb=1&view=text&sa=X&oi=local_group&resnum=4&ct=more-results&cd=1 Methodist Churches near Great Sankey search results.] Google Maps website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.]

Demographics

"Note: Statistics expressed as percentages may not add up to 100%"

Data are based on official 2001 census figures, [ [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadDatasetList.do?a=3&b=790891&c=Great+Sankey&d=16&g=388251&i=1001x1003&m=0&r=1&s=1206881757687&enc=1&domainId=15 Great Sankey official census figures, introduction page.] Neighbourhood statistics official UK website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] and also on that of Great Sankey North Ward and Great Sankey South Ward. [ [http://www.warrington.gov.uk/images/Great%20Sankey%20North%20Ward_tcm15-9934.pdf Great Sankey North Ward census figures.] Warrington Borough Council official website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] [ [http://www.warrington.gov.uk/images/Great%20Sankey%20South%20Ward_tcm15-9935.pdf Great Sankey South Ward census figures.] Warrington Borough Council official website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.]

Population and ethnicity

The district of Great Sankey has a total population of 16,960 residents, of which 49.5% are male and 50.5% are female. The average age of the population at the 2001 census was 24.3 years. Of the 16,960 residents, 98.05% describe their racial origin as white. Other major majorities are mixed (0.55%), black (0.15%) and Asian orign (0.75%). Other race accounts for 0.50%.

Housing and social situation

At the last count (2001), there were 6,381 households in Great Sankey, of which 87.10% are owner occupied, 9.55% are social accommodation, 2.70% are rented from private landlords and 0.70% have residents who live rent free. The average house price is £136,409. Of the 6,381 houses, 2.80% are classed as overcrowded. The population density is 43.75 residents per hectare. The majority of residents describe Sankey as a "comfortably well-off" area. On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, Great Sankey was described as one of the most affluent areas of Warrington, in spite of this, 2.80% of residents are on benefits.

Employment and education

66.20% of all resident in the Great Sankey wards are employed while unemployment stands at 2.25%. Of the population 2.50% of residents are students in full time education. 26.44% of residents are economically inactive (due to retirement, disability or acting as a full time carer). In terms of education, 24.05% of residents have no qualifications whatsoever (mainly down to dropping out of school early or failing end of school examinations). 49.70% of residents only have level one or two qualifications (at least 1 GCSE pass (A*-G) or equivalent), and 18.25% have at least level three qualiffications (at least 2 A-levels (A-E) or 4 AS levels (A-E) or equivalent).

Education

The secondary school is Great Sankey High School. [ [http://www.greatsankey.org/ Great Sankey High School.] Official website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] This site also contains facilities for its sixth form under the name of Barrow Hall College. [ [http://www.barrowhallcollege.co.uk/ Barrow Hall College.] Official website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] Five primary schools serve Great Sankey. [ [http://www.upmystreet.com/local/schools/l/Great+Sankey.html Education in or near Great Sankey.] Upmystreet website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.]

Transport

Sankey railway station is on the Liverpool to Manchester line and served by an hourly service of stopping trains run by Northern Rail. [ [http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/SNK.html Sankey Railway Station.] National Rail website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] [ [http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk/ldb/summary.aspx?T=SNK Rail Timetable information.] National Rail website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] Public transport buses link Sankey with Warrington bus station and the shopping/cinema complex at Westbrook and the Gemini Retail Park. [ [http://www.warringtonboroughtransport.co.uk/new/timetables.htm Bus Timetables.] Warrington Borough Transport official website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.] Great Sankey is on the A57 road linking Warrington with the M62 motorway at junction 7. [Ordnance Survey (2004). Maps 275 and 276. gbmappingsmall|SJ502898–gbmappingsmall|SJ595882] The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport. [ [http://www.upmystreet.com/local/transport/l/Great+Sankey.html Great Sankey Travel Information.] Upmystreet website. Retrieval Date: March 30, 2008.]

Notes and references

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Bibliography

*cite book|last=Ordnance Survey|year=2004|title=Map 275: Liverpool, St. Helens, Widnes and Runcorn. 1:25 000 scale|location=Southampton, United Kingdom|publisher=UK Ordnance Survey|isbn=0319235726
*cite book|last=Ordnance Survey|year=2004|title=Map 276: Bolton, Wigan and Warrington. 1:25 000 scale|location=Southampton, United Kingdom|publisher=UK Ordnance Survey|isbn=0319235831
*cite book|last=Youngs |first=F. A. |year=1991 |title=Guide to the local administrative units of England. (Volume 1: Northern England) |location=London |publisher=Royal Historical Society |isbn=0861931270