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  2. History of Chester - Wikipedia

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    The history of Chester extends back nearly two millennia, covering all periods of British history in between then and the present day. The city of Chester was founded as a fort, known as Deva Vitrix, by the Romans in AD 70s, as early as AD 74 based on discovered lead pipes. The city was the scene of battles between warring Welsh and Saxon ...

  3. Chester - Wikipedia

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    Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border.With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, [1] it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester (which had a population of 357,150 in 2021). [5]

  4. Chester city walls - Wikipedia

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    Chester city walls consist of a defensive structure built to protect the city of Chester in Cheshire, England. Their construction was started by the Romans when they established the fortress of Deva Victrix between 70 and 80 [CE]. It originated with a rampart of earth and turf surmounted by a wooden palisade.

  5. List of sections of Chester city walls and associated structures

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    The tower was used as a meeting place by two of the city guilds from the 16th to the 18th century. The phoenix was the emblem of one of the guilds, and is carved on a plaque on the tower. The tower was damaged in the English Civil War during the siege of Chester in 1645. Since the 19th century it has been promoted as a tourist attraction. [1] [38]

  6. Deva Victrix - Wikipedia

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    Deva Victrix, or simply Deva, was a legionary fortress and town in the Roman province of Britannia on the site of the modern city of Chester. [1] The fortress was built by the Legio II Adiutrix in the 70s AD as the Roman army advanced north against the Brigantes, and rebuilt completely over the next few decades by the Legio XX Valeria Victrix.

  7. Timeline of Cheshire history - Wikipedia

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    1264: The castle and city of Chester were granted to Simon de Montfort. [7] 1272: Congleton market created. [43] 1275: Monks of St Werburgh's Abbey build Kaleyard Gate in Chester city walls. [44] 1277: King Edward I lays foundation stone to Vale Royal Abbey. [45] 12 May 1278: Serious fire in Chester when nearly the whole of the city is burnt. [35]

  8. Category:History of Chester - Wikipedia

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    Chester and Cheshire (Constituencies) Act 1542; Chester and Wrexham Turnpike; Chester city walls; List of sections of Chester city walls and associated structures; Chester Franciscan Friary; Chester General rail crash; Chester Midsummer Watch Parade; Chester Northgate railway station; Chester Roman Amphitheatre; Chester Rows; 39 Bridge Street ...

  9. History of Cheshire - Wikipedia

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    Cheshire's name was originally derived from an early name for Chester, and was first recorded as Legeceasterscir in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, [2] meaning the shire of the city of legions. [3] Although the name first appears in 980, it is thought that the county was created by Edward the Elder around 920. [ 3 ]