VALE ROYAL

Borough of Vale Royal
Vale Royal ''Shown within Cheshire''
Geography
Status:	Borough
Region:	North West England
Admin. County:	Cheshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 121st 380.19 km²
Admin. HQ:	Winsford
ONS code:	13UH
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Arms of Vale Royal Borough Council Vale Royal Borough Council http://www.valeroyal.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:
MPs:	Mike Hall, Stephen O'Brien, George Osborne

'Vale Royal' is a local government district and borough in Cheshire, North West England. It contains the towns of Northwich, Winsford and Frodsham. It takes its name from Vale Royal Abbey, formerly one of the largest in England, which was situated near the village of Whitegate. Although the abbey no longer exists, the current house on the site contains important fragments of the abbey buildings and is still known as Vale Royal. It is now a golf club and apartments.
The district was created on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of Northwich and Winsford urban districts, Northwich Rural District and part of Runcorn Rural District.