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Cheshire (or, archaically, the County of Chester)[2] is a county in the North West of England. The county town, and the location of the county council, is the city of Chester[3]. Other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Northwich, Warrington and Wilmslow[4]. The county is bordered by Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the north east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south, Flintshire in Wales to the west, and Merseyside to the north west. The county has an overall area of 2,343 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 993,200. It is known for areas that contain concentrations of high net-worth individuals[5].
Cheshire | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | North West England |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
UK Parliament | |
Ceremonial county | |
Area | 2,346 km2 (906 sq mi) |
• Rank | 25th of 48 |
Population (2022)[1] | 1,108,765 |
• Rank | 18th of 48 |
Density | 473/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | 98.3% White |
Non-metropolitan county | |
County council | Cheshire County Council http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/ |
Executive | |
Admin HQ | Chester |
Area | [convert: needs a number] |
• Rank | of 21 |
• Rank | of 21 |
Density | [convert: needs a number] |
ISO 3166-2 | GB-CHS |
ITL | UKD22 |
Districts | |
Districts of Cheshire | |
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The county is mostly rural with a number of small towns and villages that support an agricultural industry. It is historically famous for the production of Cheshire cheese [6], salt and silk.