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Cheshire ( or ; also known as the County Palatine of Chester, and archaically, as the County of Chester; abbreviated Ches.) is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although the largest town since county boundary changes in 1974 is Warrington (moved from Lancashire for administrative purposes in 1974). Other major towns include Widnes (also moved from Lancashire in 1974), Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow.</ref> Historically the county contained the Wirral, Stockport, Altrincham and other towns. The county is bordered by Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south, and Flintshire and Wrexham in Wales to the west. The county is a part of the Welsh Marches.
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Cheshire Lieutenancy Cheshire Lieutenancy www.cheshirelieutenancy.org.uk - Web |
Office of National Statistics – 2001 Bicentenary –... Office of National Statistics – 2001 Bicentenary – Cheshire www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/bicentenary/pdfs/cheshire.pdf - Web |
Discovercheshire website - council maintained recr... Discovercheshire website - council maintained recreational routes and country parks www.discovercheshire.co.uk - Web |
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Cheshire Market Towns - council maintained guide t... Cheshire Market Towns - council maintained guide to Cheshire's Market Towns www.cheshiremarkettowns.co.uk - Web |
Images of Cheshire Images of Cheshire viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/.../results.aspx?index=0&mainQuery=&searchType=all&form=basic&theme=&county=CHESHIRE&district=&placeName= - Web |