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Cheshire, county, EnglandCheshire (chĕsh`ər), county (1991 pop. 937,300), 901 sq mi (2,334 sq km), W central England. The county seat is Chester Chester, city (1991 pop. 80,154) and district, Cheshire, W central England, on a sandstone height above the Dee River. It is a railroad junction. Manufactures include electrical equipment, paint, and window panes. Tourism is also important...... Click the link for more information. . The terrain is generally low, flat, and fertile. Its chief rivers are the Mersey and the Dee, which separates Cheshire from Wales. The Wirral peninsula divides the estuaries of the two rivers. The county is important agriculturally and industrially. It engages extensively in dairy farming and grows potatoes and wheat. Chief industries are;l engineering, salt mining, shipbuilding, oil refining, and the manufacture of railroad cars, textiles, textile machinery, soap, paper, and chemicals. The principal industrial centers include Northwich Northwich , town (1991 pop. 32,664), Cheshire, W central England, at the confluence of the Weaver and Dane rivers. Northwich was once the center of England's salt production; however, the manufacture of chemicals has become its leading occupation. ..... Click the link for more information. , Crewe Crewe , town (1991 pop. 59,097), Cheshire, W central England. It is an important railroad junction with large locomotive and car works, including Rolls-Royce motors. ..... Click the link for more information. , and Macclesfield Macclesfield , town (1991 pop. 46,832), Cheshire, W England. Silk manufacture, of which Macclesfield is the principal center in England, was introduced in the town in 1756. Other manufactures are clothing, shoes, electrical appliances, and paper. The Church of St. ..... Click the link for more information. . Cheshire was made a palatinate by William I and maintained some of its privileges as such until 1830. The numerous black-and-white-timbered manor houses attest to the county's prosperity in the 16th and 17th cent. In the last century the population of the county greatly increased with the industrialization and suburbanization of the Wirral peninsula and the part of Cheshire just S of Manchester. In 1974, most of Cheshire became part of the new nonmetropolitan county of Cheshire; NW Cheshire (including Birkenhead Birkenhead, city (1991 pop. 99,075) and port, Wirral metropolitan borough, W central England, at the mouth of the Mersey River; connected with Liverpool by the Mersey tunnel. Birkenhead has extensive docks. There are engineering, food-processing and clothing plants. Cheshire, town, United StatesCheshire, town (1990 pop. 25,684), New Haven co., S central Conn., in a farm area; settled 1695, inc. 1780. It is chiefly residential, with some light industry. The painter John Frederick Kensett Kensett, John Frederick , 1816–72, American landscape painter, of the Hudson River school, b. Cheshire, Conn. He began painting while working as an engraver and in 1840 went to England to study...... Click the link for more information. was born in Cheshire. CheshireAdministrative (pop., 2001: 673,777), geographic, and historic county, northwestern England. The county seat is Chester. Cheshire borders Wales, fronts the Dee and Mersey estuaries to the northwest, and lies partly within Peak District National Park. Evidence of hill forts from the Bronze and Iron ages has been found, as well as ruins of structures from the Roman occupation. The county is largely rural, but, along with dairy farming, engineering and chemical and technology industries are important. Cheshire1 Group Captain (Geoffrey) Leonard. 1917--92, British philanthropist: awarded the Victoria Cross in World War II; founded the Leonard Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Disabled: married Sue, Baroness Ryder Cheshire2 a county of NW England: low-lying and undulating, bordering on the Pennines in the east; mainly agricultural: the geographic and ceremonial county includes Warrington and Halton, which became independent unitary authorities in 1998. Administrative centre: Chester. Pop. (excluding unitary authorities): 678 700 (2003 est.). Area (excluding unitary authorites): 2077 sq. km (802 sq. miles) Cheshire cat vanishes at will; grin the last feature to go. [Br. Lit.: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland] See : Invisibility Cheshire a county in Great Britain. Population, 902,300 (1974). The administrative center of Cheshire is Chester. Cheshire’s main industries are chemicals, nonferrous metallurgy, and machine building. Dairy farming is the chief sector of the county’s agriculture. Cheshire’s industrial centers—Warrington, Widnes, and Runcorn—are situated along the Manchester Canal. Salt is mined in the region. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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