Cronton's a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, in Merseyside, England. The village's surrounded by green belt land. Over the county border in Cheshire, Widnes town centre's to the south-southeast. History Cronton's an ancient village and was once a centre for the makers of watch parts and movements. There's an ancient cross, now no more than a column of stone on ruined steps. This was one of many stopping places on the way to the parish church at Farnworth. Th… (More on Cronton)