Grappenhall
Grappenhall is a village within the civil parish of Grappenhall and Thelwall in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The parish had a population of 9,377 at the 2001 census, 9,687 at the 2011 census, and 9,651 at the 2021 census.
History
Grappenhall is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 with the name Gropenhale and with a valuation of five shillings.St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This may have been Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later. The church was also, at a time, in the possession of the Boidelle family.
Along with the church, the centre of the village contains three pubs, the Parr Arms, the Ram's Head and the Bellhouse. The Grappenhall Hall Residential School and St Wilfrid's Primary School and Bradshaw Community Primary School is located north of the village centre.
On 1 April 1936 the parish of Thelwall was abolished and merged with Grappenhall, on 1 April 1974 the merged parish was renamed "Grappenhall and Thelwall". In 1931 the parish of Grappenhall had a population of 2449.
Leisure
Grappenhall Heys Walled Garden is near the village.Grappenhall is home to the 25th Warrington East Scout Troop.