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.
Cheshire West and Chester
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Temporary Stopping Place, Oil Sites Road, Ellesmere Port
- Arrived 07 May 2026
- Current Status: The group has left the location.
- Notes: Council land
- Information updated: 12 May 2026, 2.00pm
Playing field off New Grosvenor road, Ellesmere Port
- Arrived 05 May 2026
- Current Status: Section 77 has been served.
- Notes: Council land
- Information updated: 06 May 2026, 3.35am
Blakeden Lane, Winsford
- Arrived 14 April 2026
- Current Status: Court order is going to be served to move encampment on.
- Notes: Council Land
- Information updated: 12 May 2026, 2.00pm
Cheshire East
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Epsom avenue, Handforth
- Arrived 11 May 2026
- Current Status: The group has left the location.
- Notes: Private land
- Information updated: 12 May 2026, 5.10pm
Please note: 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
