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Geographical Counties Of England: Cheshire

Welcome to our Geographical Counties of England.

In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Cheshire.

Cheshire is a County in the North West of England with a coastline running along the Dee Estuary which leads out to the Irish Sea and is well known for people an incredibly affluent area with some of the highest prices on average outside of London.

Cheshire has a population of around 1.1 million people in 2024 and has the following 5 Counties across its borders:

  1. Derbyshire.
  2. Greater Manchester.
  3. Merseyside.
  4. Shropshire.
  5. Staffordshire.
 

You pronounce Cheshire like this: CHEH-SHEER.

Key information for Cheshire:

Number of Local Authorities: 4.

Geographical Size: 1,456mi² / 2,343km².

County Capital: Chester.

Largest Town / City: Warrington.

Closest International Airport(s): Manchester Airport, Manchester M90 1QX. Phone Number: +44808 168 6222.

Motorways in Cheshire: The M6, M42, M53, M62 Motorways pass through Cheshire.

Cheshire Nickname(s): Chestonians.

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