Frodsham is a market community, civil parish as well as electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West as well as Chester and also the ritualistic area of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, boosting to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is around 3 miles (5 kilometres) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 km) south of Liverpool, and 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver runs to its northeast as well as on the west it overlooks the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and the Chester-- Manchester railway line travel through the community, and also the M56 freeway passes to the northwest. In medieval times Frodsham was a vital district and also port belonging to the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still shows proof of a structure present in the 12th century in its nave as well as is referenced in Domesday Book. A market is held each Thursday, and Frodsham's viability as a trading centre was stressed by the existence of the "big five" removing banks and also numerous building societies, though the branches of HSBC as well as NatWest have just recently shut. Growth in the community's shops as well as properties with alcohol licences is evident through the recent (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food stores and pubs, as well as in the continued existence of small, specialised, services running from town-centre stores.