Frodsham
Frodsham is a market community, civil parish as well as electoral 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, enhancing 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 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 travel through the community, and also the M56 freeway passes to the northwest. In medieval times Frodsham was a vital district as well as port belonging to the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still exhibits proof of a building present in the 12th century in its nave and also is referenced in Domesday Book. A market is held each Thursday, and also Frodsham's viability as a trading centre was emphasised by the presence of the "big five" clearing banks as well as numerous building societies, though the branches of HSBC and also NatWest have actually lately closed. Advancement in the community's stores and also properties with alcohol permits appears with the recent (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food shops and also hostelries, and also in the continued presence of tiny, specialised, companies operating from town-centre stores.
