Gardens · North West England
Culcheth Laboratories
In or near Croft.
Culcheth Laboratories — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Anthony Parkes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Birchwood · 4.3 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Culcheth Laboratories is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: RISLEY, HOLCROFT AND CHAT MOSS
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Culcheth Laboratories was a British metallurgical and nuclear research institute that researched the structural design of nuclear reactors and reactor pressure vessels in Culcheth, Cheshire, then in south Lancashire and now in the borough of Warrington.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Reactor Materials Laboratory was established at Culcheth in 1950. The UKAEA's Safety and Reliability Directorate (SRD) stayed at Culcheth until 1995.
Architecture
Culcheth is just over one mile north of junction 11 of the M62 motorway on the A574. It was administered by the Research and Development Branch of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.4517, -2.5292
- District
- Warrington
- Parish
- Culcheth and Glazebury
- Postcode
- WA3 4NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warrington North
- Established
- 1950
- Nearest railway station
- Birchwood — 4.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q54817942 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Culcheth Laboratories (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Culcheth Laboratories?
- Culcheth Laboratories is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WA3 4NE), in the parish of Culcheth and Glazebury.
- What is Culcheth Laboratories?
- Culcheth Laboratories — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Culcheth Laboratories?
- The nearest railway station is Birchwood, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode WA3 4NE.
- When was Culcheth Laboratories built?
- Built or established in 1950.
- Who owns Culcheth Laboratories?
- Culcheth Laboratories is owned by UKAEA.
- Is Culcheth Laboratories a protected site?
- Yes — Culcheth Laboratories is part of the RISLEY, HOLCROFT AND CHAT MOSS National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Culcheth Laboratories?
- The nearest railway station is Birchwood, about 4.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WA3 4NE.