Frodsham
Frodsham is a market community, civil parish and also selecting ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and also Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, enhancing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is around 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 runs to its northeast and on the west it overlooks the tidewater of the River Mersey. The A56 roadway and the Chester-- Manchester railway line travel through the community, and also the M56 freeway passes to the northwest. In medieval times Frodsham was an important district as well as port coming from the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still displays proof of a structure 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 stability as a trading centre was emphasised by the visibility of the "big five" removing financial institutions as well as a number of building societies, though the branches of HSBC and also NatWest have just recently closed. Development in the community's shops and also facilities with alcohol permits appears through the current (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food stores and also public houses, and also in the continued visibility of little, specialist, services running from town-centre stores.
