Cheshire
| Cheshire | |
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 Flag |
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| Motto o Coonty Cooncil: Jure et dignitate gladii (Bi the richt an dignity o the Swuird) | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial county |
| Origin | Historic |
| Region | North West England |
| Aurie - Total |
Ranked 25th 2,343 km2 (905 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Chester |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-CHS |
| ONS code | 13 |
| NUTS 3 | UKD22 |
| Demography | |
| Population - Total (2011 est.) - Density |
Ranked 20t 1,009,300 431 /km2 (1,120 /sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | 97.3% White, 2.7% Other. |
| Politics | |
| no county council | |
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Cheshire (
/ˈtʃɛʃər/ or /ˈtʃɛʃɪər/; kent as the Coonty Palatine o Chester, an airchaically, as the Coonty o Chester an aw;[1] abbreviatit Ches.) is a ceremonial coonty in North Wast Ingland. Cheshire's coonty toun is the ceety o Chester,[2] although the lairgest toun syne coonty bundary chynges in 1974 is Warrington (moved from Lancashire for admeenistrative purposes in 1974). Ither major touns include Widnes (muivit frae Lancashire in 1974), Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, an Wilmslow.[3] Historically the coonty contained the Wirral, Stockport, Altrincham an ither touns. The coonty is bordered bi Merseyside an Greater Manchester tae the north, Derbyshire tae the east, Staffordshire an Shropshire tae the sooth, an Flintshire an Wrexham in Wales tae the wast. The coonty is a pairt o the Welsh Mairches.
Cheshire's aurie is 2,343 square kilometres (905 sq mi) an its population is aroond 700,000.[4] Apairt frae the lairge touns alang the River Mersey an the historic ceety o Chester, it is maistly rural, wi a number o sma touns an veelages that support an agricultural industry. It is historically famous as a umwhile principality an for the production o Cheshire cheese,[5] salt, bulk chemicals, an woven silk.
Notes an references [edit]
Notes [edit]
- ↑ Relationships / unit history of Cheshire. A Vision of Britain through Time website. Retrieved on 5 Mairch 2007. .
- ↑ Cheshire County Council. Cheshire County Council website. Retrieved on 5 Mairch 2007. .[deid airtin]
- ↑ Cheshire County Council Map. Cheshire County Council. Archived from the original on 5 Juin 2007. . Retrieved on 5 Mairch 2007. .
- ↑ Census 2001 – Population. Cheshire Census Consortium. Archived from the original on 5 Juin 2007. . Retrieved on 6 Mairch 2007. .
- ↑ Ingham, A. (1920). Cheshire: Its Traditions and History.
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