Winwick, Cheshire
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Winwick is the site of a battle in the English Civil War in 1649, where Oliver Cromwell defeated a mainly Scottish royalist army. Winwick is now well known in northwest England, being near the junction link for the M6 and M62.
Until 1974 Winwick was administered by Lancashire, the county of which it is still a part, notwithstanding subsequent reorganisations of local government. King Oswald of Northumbria was killed in a battle here in the 10th century and the parish church, dedicated to him, was reputedly located with guidance from the eponymous "Winwick Pig", a carving of which can still be seen on the church wall.
Other notable spectres in what is said to be the most haunted part of the most haunted town in England include the Cromwellian Ironsides that haunt the area around Hollins Lane and Winwick Hospital, where a battle allegedly took place during the Civil War.
Whilst Winwick is adjacent to two motorways it is still a relatively compact village set in a rural location.