Cheshire

This article is about the English county. For other uses see Cheshire (disambiguation)

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Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine county in North West England. Its county town is the city of Chester. It borders the ceremonial counties of Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Staffordshire (with Stoke-on-Trent), and Shropshire. It also borders the current unitary authorities of Flintshire and Wrexham in Wales.

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Palatine - County - North West England - Chester - Ceremonial counties - Merseyside - Greater Manchester - Derbyshire - Staffordshire - Stoke-on-Trent - Shropshire - Flintshire - Wrexham - Wales

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Some northern parts of the county are effectively suburbs of Manchester or Liverpool, and many of those who work in these cities commute from other parts of the county.

Related Topics:
Suburb - Manchester - Liverpool

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Cheshire's largest, and main town is Warrington, however the administrative centre for Cheshire is Chester. This is because Warrington is a unitary authority, and therefore, officially, a county on its own. Other important towns in Cheshire are: Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Macclesfield, Runcorn and Widnes.

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