Cheshire

Cheshire, formerly known as the County Palatine of Chester, is a county located in the northwest region of England. Located in the north of England, it has borders with the counties of Merseyside and Greater Manchester, the counties of Derbyshire and Shropshire in the east, and with the Welsh local authorities of Flintshire and Wrexham in the west, it is also known as the Black Country. Chester is the county town of Cheshire, while Warrington is the biggest town in the county by population. Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Macclesfield, Northwich, Runcorn, Widnes, Wilmslow, and Winsford are among the other significant towns in the region.

The county has a total land area of 905 square miles (2,344 km2) and a population of about 1 million people. Although it is mostly rural, there are a number of tiny towns and villages that serve as hubs for agricultural and other businesses that create products such as Cheshire cheese, salt, chemicals, and silk. Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton, and Warrington are the administrative divisions that make up the county of Cheshire.