Frodsham is a market community, civil parish and also selecting ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and also the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, boosting to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 km) south of Liverpool, and 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver goes to its northeast and also on the west it neglects the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and also the Chester-- Manchester railway line go through the community, as well as the M56 motorway passes to the northwest. In middle ages times Frodsham was a crucial district and also port belonging to the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still displays proof of a structure present in the 12th century in its nave and is referenced in Domesday Book. A market is held each Thursday, and Frodsham's viability as a trading centre was stressed by the visibility of the "big five" clearing financial institutions and also several building societies, though the branches of HSBC as well as NatWest have recently shut. Growth in the town's shops as well as properties with alcohol permits is evident via the current (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food shops as well as hostelries, and in the continued presence of little, specialised, services running from town-centre stores.