Warburton is a village and civil parish in the borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, with a population of 286 people. Warburton sits on the south bank of the River Mersey and is situated between Warrington and Greater Manchester. A predominantly rural village providing home to 17 different listed buildings, Warburton’s local town is Altrincham.
Warburton grew as an agricultural town during the medieval period, and it remained almost untouched by the Industrial Revolution despite the big changes being seen at the time in nearby Trafford.
Average local house prices in Warburton at the time of writing were £320,587, down 3% on the previous year. The majority of sales in Warburton during the last year were semi-detached properties, selling for an average price of £291,470. Terraced properties sold for an average of £292,681, with detached properties selling for around £501,600.
The name Warburton has evolved from an earlier version which was Warburgtune. It is though that the suffix – ton – means a settlement or farmstead in Old English.
Warburton is home to one of the only remaining pre-Motorway toll bridges in the UK, with the toll now privately owned and operating across the road where a local bridge crosses the Manchester Ship Canal. The original stone bridge spanned the River Mersey prior to its later diversion into the Manchester Ship Canal. Both bridges are privately owned and maintained today.
In 2006, Time Team excavated in the lands of Moss Brow Farm in Warburton, looking for a Roman fortlet. However, no evidence of a fortlet was found.
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