The A49 road runs from neighbouring Stockton Heath up the hill into Appleton and links Warrington town centre with the M56 motorway.

Beatle George Harrison bought his parents, Harry and Louise Harrison, a bungalow, Sevenoaks, on Old Pewterspear Lane in 1965 to enable them to escape the pressures of fans who visited their Liverpool home.

His university friend Rowan Atkinson was an occasional visitor to the house.

[5] Playwright and screenwriter Tim Firth, famous for Calendar Girls, attended Appleton Hall High School.

[6] Actress Ruby O'Donnell famous for playing as Peri Lomax in Hollyoaks was raised and brought up in Appleton.