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    administrative building. The town's sport stadium hosts Widnes Vikings rugby league club. The motto of Widnes is the Latin phrase Industria Ditat ("Industry Enriches")...
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  • The Widnes Vikings are an English rugby league club in Widnes, Cheshire, which competes in the Betfred Championship. The club plays home matches at DCBL...
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    Widnes Dock was the first rail-to-ship facility in the world. It was built in 1833 between the end of the Sankey Canal and the St Helens and Runcorn Gap...
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    2023-06-20. "Huge constituency changes for Runcorn and Widnes recommended in final review". Runcorn and Widnes World. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2023-11-26. "The Parliamentary...
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  • Widnes is an industrial town within the borough of Halton, in Cheshire, England. Widnes may also refer to: Marie Lovise Widnes (born 1930), Norwegian poet...
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  • Widnes Football Club are an English association football club, based in Widnes, Cheshire. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division...
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    1833, Widnes Dock, the world's first rail-to-ship dock, was built on the island. In 1848, John Hutchinson built the first chemical factory in Widnes on the...
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    north) and Cheshire (to the south). Before 1974, Widnes was administered by the Municipal Borough of Widnes in Lancashire, and Runcorn by Runcorn Urban District...
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    Runcorn–Widnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in...
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  • The Widnes Laboratory was a research institute in northern Cheshire, run by Imperial Chemical Industries. The site opened in 1891 as the Central Laboratory...
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