Crewe
Crewe is a railway town in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is in the borough of Cheshire East.
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| 240px Crewe town centre looking towards the Market Hall(mainly red brick building). |
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| Population | 71,722 (2011) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ705557 |
| - London | 174 mi (280 km) |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire East |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CREWE |
| Postcode district | CW1, CW2, CW3 |
| Dialling code | 01270 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Crewe and Nantwich |
In 2011, the Crewe built-up area, which also covers parts of the nearby civil parishes of Willaston and Wistaston, had a total population of 71,722.
The town is known as a major railway junction and is famous for Crewe railway station and Crewe Works. Nearby to the railway station is Crewe Heritage Centre, which is home to many preserved trains, locomotives and other railway paraphernalia. It is also famous for car manufacturing. From 1946 until 2002, the town was home of Rolls-Royce motor car production. Pyms Lane factory, in the west of Crewe, now exclusively produces Bentley motor cars.
Crewe also has a professional football club, Crewe Alexandra, who currently compete in League Two. The club are nicknamed "The Railwaymen" in honour of the town's railway history.
Gallery
Crewe War Memorial
- Crewe station platform12.jpg
- Municipal Buildings, Crewe.jpg
Crewe Municipal Buildings
Crewe Media
War Memorial, Crewe, Cheshire, UK. Moved to its' current location in 2006 after a local political crisis
- Municipal Buildings, Crewe.jpg
Crewe Municipal Buildings, completed 1905
- Bentley Motors, Crewe - geograph.org.uk - 247611.jpg
- Crewe station platform12.jpg
Platform 12 at Crewe railway station, before the roof over it was replaced
- Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, Cheshire UK.jpg
Lyceum Theatre, Crewe, Cheshire, UK - one of the finest surviving Edwardian theatres in northern England
- Gresty Road, Crewe.jpg
- Dunwoody.jpg
Gwyneth Dunwoody, 2008
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William Hope, 1863
Adam Rickitt performs on the main stage at Cardiff Mardi Gras.
- Sir Philip Craven, MBE.jpg
Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympics Committee at an event in the Foreign Office, September 3, 2012.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crewe. |
- Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council. Archived 2006-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
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