Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town, civil parish and selecting ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ritualistic county of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, increasing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is about 3 miles (5 km) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 kilometres) south of Liverpool, and 28 miles (45 kilometres) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver goes to its northeast and on the west it overlooks the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 roadway as well as the Chester-- Manchester railway line pass through the town, and the M56 motorway passes to the northwest. In medieval times Frodsham was a crucial borough as well as port belonging to the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still displays evidence of a building existing in the 12th century in its nave as well as is referenced in Domesday Book. A market is held each Thursday, and also Frodsham's viability as a trading centre was emphasised by the visibility of the "big five" clearing banks as well as a number of building societies, though the branches of HSBC and NatWest have actually just recently shut. Advancement in the town's stores and also properties with alcohol licences appears through the current (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food shops as well as pubs, as well as in the proceeded visibility of small, specialised, companies operating from town-centre shops.
