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The origins of the name Knutsford have been disputed by historians but there is an ancient and popular explanation. After one of his victories, Kin...

The railways of Britain were battered and bruised after the First World War. Over 20,000 miles of track were owned and operated by 120 companies, a...

Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling and beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshire's furthest outpost before ta...

AFTER steam finished on the main line on 11 August 1968, something had to take its place; something modern, less difficult to maintain, and that wa...

Northwich has been an important settlement since at least Roman times. The salt beds of Cheshire deserve more than a quick mention as it is here in...

Nantwich has been a very important town from the earliest days. It is the oldest of the three Cheshire Wiches or Wyches from which salt has been dr...

Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling and beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshires farthest outpost before tak...

Chester, the county town of Cheshire was better known as Deva Victrix by the Roman soldiers who were based here. This was the Roman name given to t...

The drinking establishments of Saxon Chester are a mystery to us. The nineteenth-century historian Thomas Hughes wrote, Anglo-Saxons had their eala...

The novel comprises well researched fact and plausible fiction, carefully interwoven to form an alternative and frightening history.It is a militar...

The novel comprises well researched fact and plausible fiction, carefully interwoven to form an alternative and frightening history.It is a militar...

From its earliest days as a major Roman fortress to its current status as one of Britains most visited tourist destinations, Chester has a proud an...

As soon as we set foot in Chester we are taken back to the Middle Ages; time seems to have slipped backwards. Is it a dream? Or are these decorated...

Northwich Through the Ages offers a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country with a completely new set of past and p...

Nantwich occupies a pleasant position on the banks of the River Weaver and at least as far back as the Domesday Book has been one of the most impor...

Crewe was just a small settlement in east Cheshire until the arrival of the railways in the nineteenth century. The town was located on an importan...