Gypsies and Travellers

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.

 

Cheshire East

Kiln Croft Lane, Handforth

• • • Arrived - 25 February 2026
    • Current Status: The group has left the location
    • Notes: Council land.
    • Information updated: 27 February 2026, 11.10am

Cheshire West and Chester

Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub, Jubilee Way, Warrington

• • • Arrived - 24 February 2026
    • Current Status: Section 77 has been carried out.
    • Notes: Council land.
    • Information updated: 27 February 2026, 11.10am

Cheshire West and Chester

Grass area at Slaters Way, Winsford

• • • Arrived 08 February 2026
    • Current Status: The encampment overstayed the date given by court order.
    • Notes: Council land.
    • Information updated: 26 February 2026, 3.25pm

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