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

Land off Knowsley Lane, Church Lawton

• Arrived: 20 August 2026
• Current Status: Initial assessments will be carried out.
• Notes: Unsure on private our council land.
• Information updated: 21 August 2026, 8.45am

Land off Silk Road, Congleton

• Arrived: 20 August 2026
• Current Status: Group to be served Section 62A. 
• Notes: Unsure on private our council land.
• Information updated: 21 August 2026, 8.45am

Warrington

Car park area off Blackbrook Avenue, Poulton with Fearnhead

• Arrived: 20 August 2026
• Current Status: Initial assessments will be carried out.
• Notes: Council land
• Information updated: 21 August 2026, 8.30am

Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub

• Arrived: 20 August 2026
• Current Status: Initial assessments will be carried out.
• Notes: Council land
• Information updated: 21 August 2026, 8.30am

If you have any issues that need raising, please email GypsyandTravellersenquiries@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk