Cheshire
ceremonial county in England, United Kingdom
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Summary
Cheshire is a ceremonial county of England[1]. Cheshire draws 8,060 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial county of england category, ranking #17 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North West England[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Capital: Chester[5]
- Shares border with: Greater Manchester[6], Shropshire[7], Derbyshire[8], Staffordshire[9], Clwyd[10], Merseyside[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Cheshire East[12], Cheshire West and Chester[13], Halton[14], Warrington[15]
- Commons category: Cheshire[16]
- Said to be the same as: Cheshire[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cheshire[18]
- Population: 1,059,271[19], 1,027,709[20], 1,069,646[21]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[24], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], New International Encyclopedia[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Cheshire[28]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Cheshire[29]
- Category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Cheshire[30]
- Category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Cheshire[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cheshire[32]
- Different from: Cheshire[33]
- Area: 2342.7699 km²[34]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Cheshire[35]
- Historic county: Cheshire[36]
- Economy of topic: economy of Cheshire[37]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Cheshire[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cheshire include Cheshire County[39], a county of New Hampshire[40], in United States[41], founded in 1769[42].
Why It Matters
Cheshire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Cheshire is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Cheshire include Cheshire County[39], a county of New Hampshire[40], in United States[41], founded in 1769[42].