Birchwood is a town in Cheshire with a population of about 10,600. It was developed as a new town in the 1970s and consists of three districts – Gorse Covert, Locking Stumps and Oakwood.
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Birchwood, Cheshire, is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Warrington, England. The parish had a population of 10,614 at the 2021 census. Originally part of Lancashire, Birchwood was built as a new town in the 1970s and is now made up of three districts: Gorse Covert, Locking Stumps and Oakwood. The town lies within the WA 3 postcode area and is situated in the north‑western part of England. Its development as a planned community provides a mix of residential areas and local amenities, and its status as a civil parish means it has its own local governance structure within the larger borough of Warrington. The town’s relatively recent construction and organised district layout give it a distinct character compared to older, historically developed settlements in the region.