Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town, civil parish as well as selecting ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West as well as Chester and also the ritualistic region of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, enhancing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is approximately 3 miles (5 kilometres) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 kilometres) south of Liverpool, as well as 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver goes to its northeast and on the west it ignores the tidewater of the River Mersey. The A56 road and the Chester-- Manchester railway line pass through the community, as well as the M56 freeway passes to the northwest. In medieval times Frodsham was a crucial district as well as port coming from the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still shows 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 viability as a trading centre was emphasised by the existence of the "big five" removing banks and also a number of building societies, though the branches of HSBC as well as NatWest have actually just recently closed. Growth in the community's stores as well as premises with alcohol permits appears via the recent (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food shops and pubs, and in the proceeded existence of small, specialised, services running from town-centre stores.
