Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town, civil parish and selecting ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and also Chester and the ritualistic region of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, boosting to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is about 3 miles (5 kilometres) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 kilometres) south of Liverpool, as well as 28 miles (45 kilometres) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver goes to its northeast and on the west it neglects the tidewater of the River Mersey. The A56 road and also the Chester-- Manchester railway line go through the town, and the M56 freeway passes to the northwest. In middle ages times Frodsham was an essential borough as well as port coming from the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still exhibits evidence of a structure present in the 12th century in its nave and also 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" getting rid of banks and numerous building societies, though the branches of HSBC and NatWest have lately closed. Growth in the town's stores as well as properties with alcohol licences is evident via the current (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food stores and also public houses, and in the proceeded presence of small, specialised, services operating from town-centre stores.
