ɪt lˈaɪz æt ðɪ ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən ʌvðɪ ˌeɪ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn ɹˈoʊd ænd ðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst mˈeɪn lˈaɪn bᵻtwˌiːn lˈɪvɚpˌuːl ænd kɹˈuː ænd ɪz lˈɛs ðɐn sˈaʊθ wˈɛst ʌvðə tˈaʊn ʌv nˈɔːɹθwɪtʃ.
It lies at the intersection of the A559 road and the West Coast Main Line (between Liverpool and Crewe) and is less than  south west of the town of Northwich.