Crewe
Crewe town centre looking towards the Market Hall
Crewe shown within Cheshire
Population	67,683 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ705557
- London	173.5mi
District	Crewe and Nantwich
Shire county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CREWE
Postcode district	CW1
Dialling code	01270
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
European Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Crewe and Nantwich
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

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This article is about Crewe in England. There is another Crewe in Virginia, USA.

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Crewe is a town in Cheshire, England. It is the major town in the borough and parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich, where it is the only unparished area of the borough. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683. It is twinned with Mâcon in France and Bischofsheim, near Mainz, Germany. Crewe is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Look up crew in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Crewe and Nantwich is one of six local government districts in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. ... In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Mâcon is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Saône-et-Loire département, in the Bourgogne région. ... Bischofsheim (Mainspitze) is a town of 13,000 residents on the left (south) bank of the Main river, not far from the confluence with the Rhine. ... Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...

Crewe is perhaps best known for its association with the railways, being a major junction and once home to a bustling railway works. From 1946 until 2002 it was the home of Rolls-Royce motor car production. At the end of 2002 Rolls-Royce production ceased at Crewe; the Pyms Lane factory on the west of the town now produces Bentley motor cars exclusively. End of the single track, unelectrified line at Bad Radkersburg, Styria, Austria, quite close to the Slovenian border. ... Crewe railway works was set up, beginning in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Rolls-Royce Motors was created from the demerger of the Rolls-Royce car business from Rolls-Royce Limited in 1973. ... Bentleys winged B badge and hood ornament 1929 Blower Bentley from the Ralph Lauren collection. ...

History

Until the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) company chose Crewe as the site for its locomotive works and railway station in the late 1830s, Crewe was a village with a population (c. 1831) of just 70 residents.^[1] Winsford, seven miles to the north, had rejected an earlier proposal, as had local landowners in neighbouring Nantwich, four miles away. Crewe railway station was built in fields near to Crewe Hall and was completed in 1837. The Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1833 and 1846. ... Crewe railway works was set up in the 1800s by the Grand Junction Railway in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ... Statistics Population: 29,683 (2001 census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SJ6566 Administration District: Vale Royal Shire county: Cheshire Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cheshire Historic county: Cheshire Services Police force: Cheshire Fire and rescue: Cheshire Ambulance: North West Post office... Nantwich is a market town in south Cheshire, England, in the Borough and parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich. ...

A new town grew up, in the parishes of Monks Coppenhall and Church Coppenhall, alongside the increasingly busy station, with the population expanding to reach 40,000 by 1871. GJR chief engineer Joseph Locke helped lay out the town.^[1] Joseph Locke, railway engineer Joseph Locke (9 August 1805- 18 September 1860) was a notable British civil engineer of the 19th century, particularly associated with railway projects. ...

Crewe War Memorial in the site where it was moved in 2006 after a local political crisis. It is one of only two war memorials in Britain which features Britannia.

The town has a large park, Queen's Park (laid out by engineer Francis Webb), the land for which was donated by the London and North Western Railway, the successor to the GJR. It has been suggested that their motivation was to prevent the rival Great Western Railway building a station on the site, but the available evidence indicates otherwise.^[2] Francis William Webb (21 May 1836 — 4 June 1906) was a British locomotive engineer who worked for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) Biography Webb was born in Tixall Rectory, near Stafford, Staffordshire, the second son of William Webb, Rector of Tixall. ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ...

The railway provided an endowment towards the building and upkeep of Christ Church. Until 1897 its vicar, non-conformist ministers and schoolteachers received concessionary passes, the school having been established in 1842. The company provided a doctor's surgery with a scheme of health insurance. A gasworks was built and the works water supply was adapted to provide drinking water and a public baths. The railway also opened a cheese market in 1854 and a clothing factory for John Compton who provided the company uniforms, while McCorquodale of Liverpool set up a printing works.^[1] Nevertheless, the dominance of the railway industry was such that times of recession were keenly felt. Hygiene is the maintenance of healthful practices. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ...

Transport

Crewe railway station is less than a mile from Crewe town centre, although politically it was not incorporated into the then-Borough of Crewe until 1937. It is one of the largest stations in north-west England and a major interchange station on the West Coast Main Line, and has 12 platforms in use and has a direct service to London (Euston) (2/hour, the average duration is now 1 hour 45 minutes), Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, Stoke-on-Trent and many other towns and cities. Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article is about the British city. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ...

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The main bus company in Crewe is Arriva, which operates in Crewe and the surrounding towns and villages. An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ...

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Education

Primary Schools

• Beechwood Primary School
• Brierley Primary School
• Edleston Primary School
• Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School
• Hungerford Primary School
• Leighton Primary School
• Mablins Lane Community Primary School
• Monks Coppenhall Primary and Nursery School
• Oakefield Primary School and Nursery
• Pebble Brook Primary School
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Crewe)
• Underwood West Primary School
• Vine Tree Primary School

Secondary Schools

• King's Grove High School
• Ruskin Sports College
• Shavington High School
• Sir William Stanier Community School
• St Thomas More Roman Catholic High School

King’s Grove High School is a state-run (comprehensive) secondary school in Crewe, Cheshire. ... Ruskin Sports College is a mixed comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 years. ...

Colleges of Further Education

• South Cheshire College^[3]

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Colleges of Higher Education

• MMU Cheshire

Local economy

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There are plans to revamp the town centre; according to the latest news this is due to start in 2008, with almost half the town centre to be rebuilt and a new street created. (Another set of plans were submitted in early 2007, meaning that the revamp is now unlikely to start until 2009.) There are also plans to revamp the railway station. Plans to revamp Queens Park are already underway. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

One of the most important attractions in Crewe is The Railway Age railway museum, which has a preserved Advanced Passenger Train, which can be seen from the main railway line. The Railway Age is a Railway Museum in Crewe, England. ... The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was an unsuccesful prototype tilting train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s. ...

Sports

Crewe's sporting claim to fame is that it is home to Crewe Alexandra F.C.,^[4] for a long time one of English football's perpetual under-achievers. During the late 20th century the club enjoyed something of a renaissance under the management of Dario Gradi, playing in the First Division – the second tier of the professional pyramid – for five seasons from 1997–2002. They were relegated to the Second Division in the 2002–03 season, but were promoted back to the First Division after only one season. At the end of the 2005–06 season, Crewe were relegated to the third tier (renamed to League One) again. Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to that towns links with the rail industry. ... Dario Gradi MBE (born Milan, Italy, 8 July 1941) has become one of English footballs most respected managers and coaches. ...

Crewe is also home to Crewe Wolves Rugby League Club, and also the Crewe and Nantwich Rugby Union Football Club (or Crewe and Nantwich RUFC) who play in the Rugby League Conference.^[5] The Rugby League Conference (RLC) (also known as the Co-operative Rugby League Conference as a result of sponsorship from United Co-operatives is a series of regionally based divisions of amateur rugby league teams spread throughout England, Scotland and Wales. ...

Speedway racing was staged in Crewe in the pioneer days of the late 1920s/early 1930s. The venue was the stadium in Earle Street which also operated in the 1970s. The Crewe Kings raced in the lower division (British League Division Two, then the National League) from 1969 until 1975. At the time the track was the longest and fastest track in the UK.^[6] Motorcycle speedway, normally referred to as Speedway, is a motorcycle sport that involves usually 4 and sometimes up to 6 riders competing over 4 laps of an oval circuit. ... The Crewe Kings were a Speedway team which operated from 1969 until their closure in 1975. ...

The Australian Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Neil Brooks was born in Crewe. Neil brooks was the olympic games for relay running Categories: Sports stubs ...

Trivia

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The renovated Lyceum Theatre is a fine example of Edwardian theatre design.

• Crewe crater on Mars is named after the town of Crewe.
• The Limelight, Crewe is a live music venue, established in the mid 1990s. With three floors, the Annex Bar and Music Cafe, the club has a capacity of over 900. From humble beginnings (with mainly tribute bands) the club is now one of the North's top venues.
• Crewe has a fast growing population of workers from Poland who, with their families, have migrated to south Cheshire after Poland's accession to the European Community. Polish immigrants have also had a strong presence in Crewe since the days of World War 2, hence the long-established Polish Working Mens Club on West Street, Crewe.
• Crewe was described by author Alan Garner in his book Red Shift as 'the ultimate reality'.
• Generations of British children learned the distribution of positive trigonometric values around a circle using the mnemonic All Stations Through Crewe: all of them in quadrant 1, sine in quadrant 2, tan in quadrant 3, and cosine in quadrant 4.
• In the Thomas the Tank Engine episode, The Flying Kipper, Henry the Green Engine was sent here for major repairs of changing firebox sizes and different boiler shapes.

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Notes and References

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See also

• St Michael's Church, Coppenhall

External links

• Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council. Retrieval date: 14 July, 2007.
• Crewe blog, photos of Crewe. Retrieval date: 14 July, 2007.
• Crewe Guardian newspaper. Retrieval date: 14 July, 2007.
• The Railway Age museum. Retrieval date: 14 July, 2007.
• Polish Community in Crewe (in Polish). Retrieval date: 14 July 2007.