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County Palatine of Chester

Cheshire
County
Cheshire Flag.svg
Flag
Cheshire UK locator map 2010.svg
Cheshire in England
Coordinates: 53°10′N 2°35′W / 53.167°N 2.583°W / 53.167; -2.583Coordinates: 53°10′N 2°35′W / 53.167°N 2.583°W / 53.167; -2.583
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country England
Region North West
Established Ancient
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant Thomas David Briggs
High Sheriff Mrs K H Cowell (2016-17)
Area 2,343 km2 (905 sq mi)
 • Ranked 25th of 48
Population (mid-2015 est.) 1,043,500
 • Ranked 19th of 48
Density 445/km2 (1,150/sq mi)
Ethnicity 97.3% White
1.7% Asian
0.6% Black
0.4% White Other
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Districts of Cheshire
All unitary
Districts
  1. Cheshire West and Chester
  2. Cheshire East
  3. Warrington
  4. Halton
Members of Parliament List of MPs
Police Cheshire Constabulary
Time zone GMT (UTC)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)

Cheshire (/ˈɛʃər/ or /ˈɛʃɪər/; archaically the County Palatine of Chester; abbreviated Ches.) is a county in North West England, bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Wales to the west (bordering Wrexham and Flintshire). Cheshire's county town is Chester; the largest town is Warrington.

Other major towns include Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Macclesfield, Northwich, Runcorn, Widnes, Wilmslow, and Winsford. The county covers 905 square miles (2,344 km2) and has a population of around 1 million. It is mostly rural, with a number of small towns and villages supporting the agricultural and other industries which produce Cheshire cheese, salt, chemicals and silk.


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