Gypsies and Travellers
Status of current encampments
Below is a list of unauthorised encampments in the Cheshire and Warrington area. These are shown by Council area.
Each unauthorised encampment is given a name based on where it was first reported. The exact location of the encampment may be somewhere nearby. Similarly, there may be a slightly different number of caravans reported when the group first arrive. There is a procedure for dealing with encampments and the information is updated as this progresses. If you have checked the list below and want to tell us about a new encampment, please use our reporting form.
Warrington
Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub, Jubilee Way
- Arrived: 1 September 2025
- Current Status: Legal to obtain court order. Section 77 served
- Notes: Council-owned Land; 3 caravans
- Information Updated: 5 September 2025, 10:40am
Fox Street, Bewsey and Whitecross
- Arrived: 22 August 2025
- Current Status: Further investigations required
- Notes: Landownership unknown; 4 caravans
- Information Updated: 29 August 2025, 10.30am
Cheshire West and Chester
Whitby Park, Ellesmere Port
- Arrived: 4 September 2025
- Current Status: Officer to attend
- Notes: Council-owned Land; 3 caravans
- Information Updated: 5 September 2025, 10:40am
Oil Sites Road, Ellesmere Port
Please note: this is not an unauthorised encampment. This is a temporary stopping place set up by Cheshire West and Chester Council and managed by Cheshire and Warrington Traveller Team.
If you have any issues that need raising, please email GypsyandTravellersenquiries@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk