Whitegate
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Whitegate is a small village in Cheshire, England, located near the towns of Northwich and Winsford. It is situated in the civil parish of Whitegate and Marton.
At its centre is an ancient Anglican church.
Nearby Vale Royal Abbey was once the largest Cistercian abbey church in Britain.
[edit] The Railway
Whitegate was once connected to the national rail network, although the station was some distance from the village centre.
The railway branched from the Chester to Manchester (via Northwich) line at Cuddington, with a single stop at Whitegate and terminated at Winsford and Over.
The line was principally used for freight by the ICI salt works at Winsford, although passenger services continued until the 1930s. The Line was finally axed by Dr Beeching in the 1960s.
[edit] Whitegate Way
By the 1970s the course of the disused railway had been turned into a footpath and bridle way. It is now open from close to the original branch at Cuddington to the old Winsford and Over terminus near the River Weaver.
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