Cheshire West and Chester England United Kingdom
53.1881572,-2.8854181

Chester

Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, close to the England-Wales border. With a built up area population of 92,400 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester (a unitary authority which had a population of 357,200 in 2021) and serves as its administrative headquarters. It is also the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington. Chester was founded in 79 AD as a "castrum" or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix during the reign of Emperor Vespasian. One of the main army camps in Roman Britain, Deva later became a major civilian settlement. In 689, King Æthelred of Mercia founded the Minster Church of West Mercia, which later became Chester's first cathedral, and the Angles extended and strengthened the walls to protect the city against the Danes. Chester was one of the last cities in England to fall to the Normans, and William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a castle to dominate the town and the nearby Welsh border. Chester was granted city status in 1541. The city walls of Chester are some of the best-preserved in the country and have Grade I listed status. It has a number of medieval buildings, but many of the black-and-white buildings within the city centre are Victorian restorations, originating from the Black-and-white Revival movement. Apart from a 100-metre (330 ft) section, the walls are almost complete. The Industrial Revolution brought railways, canals, and new roads to the city, which saw substantial expansion and development; Chester Town Hall and the Grosvenor Museum are examples of Victorian architecture from this period. Tourism, the retail industry, public administration, and financial services are important to the modern economy. Chester signs itself as Chester International Heritage City on road signs on the main roads entering the city.

Distance between:

London to Chester 165 Miles / 266 Kms
Liverpool to Chester 16 Miles / 25 Kms

Postal Code CH1 1SD



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art gallery Nearby

Firstsite
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA)
Manchester Art Gallery
Pallant House Gallery
Oxmarket Centre of Arts

church Nearby

Lion Walk United Reformed Church
Dedham Parish Church
Chester Cathedral
Swanfield Chapel
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Apuldram
Christ Church

mosque Nearby

Didsbury Central Mosque

museum Nearby

Hollytrees Museum
Natural History Museum
Colchester Castle
Roman Theatre
Boxted Airfield Museum
The Munnings Art Museum
Mersea Island Museum
Cockaynes Wood Trust
East Anglian Railway Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum
South Yorkshire Transport Trust
Stockport Air Raid Shelters
Manchester Museum
Manchester United Museum & Stadium Tour
Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
Dorset County Museum
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Dewa Roman Experience
The Tutankhamun Exhibition
The Keep Military Museum
Aviation Park
The Novium Museum
Whyke Community Orchard
Tangmere Military & Aviation Museum Trust
Weald & Downland Living Museum

park Nearby

Highwoods Country Park
Highwoods Country Park
Wivenhoe Park
Goodwood
Melbury Park
Painswick Park
Fletcher Moss Park
Heaton Park.
Wythenshawe Park and Gardens
Lumley Park
Riverside Park
Rochester Community Park
St Osyth Pit
Meersbrook Park
Haworth Park
Oak Hill Park
Florence Park
Priory Park
Chichester Skate Park
Oaklands Park.

stadium Nearby

Etihad Stadium
Emirates Riverside

tourist attraction Nearby

Chester Cathedral Falconry and Nature Gardens
Huguenot Museum
Winchester Science Centre & Planetarium
Dorchester Abbey
Silchester Roman City Walls and Amphitheatre
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Roman Theatre at Gosbecks
Roman Circus Centre
Henry and Joyce Collins murals
Romano-Celtic Temple
Balkerne Gate
Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove
Colchester Arts Centre
Cymbeline Meadows
Mersea Island
Hilly Fields, Colchester
Marks Hall Estate
Hythe Lagoons
National Trust - Coggeshall Grange Barn
Thorington Hall
Lexden Springs Nature Reserve
Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick
Thorington Lodge
Green Island Gardens
Bull Meadow
National Trust - Flatford Mill
Batemans Tower
Roman River Valley
Essex Boat Trips
Iron Latch
St James the Less & St Helen Church
National Trust - Copt Hall Marshes
Dedham Vale Vineyard
Essex Wildlife Trust
Tudor Blockhouse
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Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Trust
Binchester Roman Fort
National Trust - Penshaw Monument
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Wrexham Visitor Information Centre
The Great Hall
Farley Mount
Buttercross Monument
Flowerdown Barrows
National Trust - Lytes Cary Manor
Get Air Trampoline Park
National Trust Winchester City Mill

zoo Nearby

Colchester Zoo
Badger Watch Dorset
Kingston Maurward Gardens & Animal Park
Chester Zoo