Cheshire
Cheshire | |
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The Cheshire Plain from Beeston Castle, Eastgate Clock in Chester, and Little Moreton Hall | |
 Cheshire shown within England | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′N 2°35′W / 53.167°N 2.583°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West |
| Established | Ancient |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time) |
| Members of Parliament | 12 MPs |
| Police | Cheshire Constabulary |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Lord Lieutenant | Alexis, Lady Redmond |
| High Sheriff | Nicholas Hopkinson[1] |
| Area | |
| • Ranked | of 48 |
| Population (2005 est.) | 993,200 |
| • Ranked | 19th of 48 |
| Density | 424/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Districts | |
 Districts of Cheshire Unitary | |
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Cheshire is a rural county in England. It is the North West part of the country, just south of Manchester. Cheshire covers 905 square miles (2,344 km2) and had a population of around 1.1 million in 2021.
Cheshire's county town is the cathedral city of Chester, while its most populated town is Warrington.
It is most famous for making salt and cheese. Cheshire is made up of lots of little towns including the Borough of Macclesfield, a market town. A main attraction is Kerridge, near one of the western foothills of the Pennines .
- ↑ "No. 62943". The London Gazette. 13 March 2020. p. 5161.