Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town, civil parish as well as selecting ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and also Chester as well as the ceremonial area of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, enhancing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is around 3 miles (5 kilometres) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 kilometres) south of Liverpool, and also 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver goes to its northeast as well as on the west it overlooks the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and also the Chester-- Manchester railway line go through the town, as well as the M56 freeway passes to the northwest. In medieval times Frodsham was an essential borough as well as port coming from the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still displays evidence of a building existing in the 12th century in its nave and also is referenced in Domesday Book. A market is held each Thursday, and Frodsham's stability as a trading centre was stressed by the existence of the "big five" removing financial institutions and also a number of building societies, though the branches of HSBC and NatWest have actually recently shut. Development in the community's shops as well as facilities with alcohol licences is evident through the current (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food stores and also hostelries, and in the continued presence of little, specialised, companies operating from town-centre stores.
