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Cheshire (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ ʃ ər,-ɪər / CHESH-ər, -eer) [3] is a ceremonial county in North West England.It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shropshire to the south; to the west it is bordered by the Welsh counties of Flintshire and Wrexham, and has a short coastline on the Dee Estuary.
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Cheshire is a ceremonial county in the North West of England. Chester is the county town, and formerly gave its name to the county.The largest town is Warrington, and other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Northwich, Runcorn, Sandbach, Widnes, Wilmslow and Winsford.
This is a list of places within the ceremonial county boundaries of Cheshire, in North West England. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( August 2008 )
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in the North West of England. Chester is the county town , and formerly gave its name to the county. The largest town is Warrington , and other major towns include Congleton , Crewe , Ellesmere Port , Macclesfield , Nantwich , Northwich , Runcorn , Sandbach , Widnes , Wilmslow and Winsford .
Before the Norman conquest of England began in 1066, defensive sites in England were communal, such as Anglo-Saxon burhs built as a defence against the Danes. Castles were popularised in England by the Normans – although a few sites in the south-east pre-dating the Norman conquest – and were owned by the feudal lords.
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Eastgate is a permanently open gate through the Chester city walls, on the site of the original entrance to the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix in Chester, Cheshire, England. It is a prominent landmark in the city of Chester and the Eastgate clock on top of it is said to be the most photographed clock in England after Big Ben.