Cheshire is a county in North West England. The county town, and the location of the county council, is the city of Chester, although Cheshire's largest town in terms of size and population is Warrington. The county is mostly rural with a number of small towns and villages that support an agricultural industry. It is historically famous for the production of Cheshire cheese, salt and the weaving of silk.
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Discover CHESTERChester is the county town of Cheshire, England. Situated on the River Dee, on the border with Wales, Chester is one of the best-preserved walled cities in the United Kingdom. It is the main settlement of the wider Chester District, and has a total population of 80,121. Its name in Welsh is Caer ... |
Discover CREWECrewe is a town in south Cheshire, England. The town is perhaps best known for its association with the railway industry, being a major junction and once home to a bustling railway works. From 1946 to 2002 it was the home of Rolls-Royce motor car production. The Pyms Lane factory now produces Bentley motor cars ... |
Discover WARRINGTONWarrington is a large town and borough within the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It sits beside the West Coast Mainline, the M6, M56 and M62 motorways, and alongside the Manchester Ship Canal. People born (or living) in Warrington are known as Warringtonians ... |
Discover WILMSLOWMuch about the local Iron Age history of Wilmslow was uncovered with discovery of Lindow Man, in Lindow Moss. Preserved in the peat bogs for 2000 years, Lindow Man is one of the most important Iron Age finds in the country. He is a central feature of the Iron Age exhibition at the British Museum ... |
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BEESTON CASTLEBeeston Castle is a castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England, perched on a rocky sandstone crag 350 feet above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, (1170–1232), on his return from the Crusades. In 1237, Henry III took over the ownership of Beeston ... |
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