Cheshire hotels accommodation, attractions
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MAIN TOWNS IN Cheshire - Alderley Edge Alsager Altrincham Bramhall
Cheadle Chester Congleton Crewe Ellesmere Port Frodsham Hale
Holmes Chapel Hyde Knutsford Lymm Macclesfield Nantwich Neston
Northwich Prescot Runcorn Sandbach Stockport Wallasey Warrington
Whaley Bridge Widnes Wilmslow Winsford. |
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Alderley Edge. The village of Alderley Edge nestles at the bottom
of the Edge, a dramatic red sandstone escarpment. Alderley Edge
is located on the A34, nearby Wilmslow is just 2 miles to the
north while Macclesfield is 7 miles to the southwest. Alderley
Edge is about 10 miles from Manchester, but only 6 miles from
Manchester Airport. It is 6 miles from Knutsford and 8 miles
from Junction 19 on the M6 motorway. Book: Macclesfield and Alderley Edge (Pathfinder
Maps). |
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Edge.
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Alsager. Alsager is a beautiful town just inside the Cheshire
/ Staffordshire border. Alsager is about 3 miles northeast of
Junction 16 of the M6 motorway. It lies 7 miles east of Crewe,
12 miles east of Nantwich, 8 miles north of Newcastle under Lyne
and 10 miles northwest of Stoke on Trent. Alsager was originally
an agricultural village and the name is associated with the Alsager
family; three sisters who built the local Christ Church in 1789. Book: Alsager Urban District, Cheshire:
The official guide |
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Altrincham. Altrincham lies 8 miles south of Manchester and
about 3 miles northwest of Junction 6 of the M56 motorway. It
is also about 4 miles southwest of Junction 5 of the M60 motorway
and 3 miles from Manchester Airport. The oldest surviving part
of the town is that around the Old Market Place. In the latter
part of the 18th century the town had a cotton and worsted trade
but it was the opening of the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham
Railway (MSJA) in 1849 which really prompted the town's growth. Book: Altrincham: An Illustrated
History. |
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Bramhall. Bramhall is an affluent and lively township much
sought after by people who work in Manchester. It is about 4
miles south of Junction 1 of the M60 motorway, the Manchester
Outer Ring Road, within the present day Metropolitan Borough
of Stockport in Greater Manchester. It is 3 miles south of Stockport,
5 miles northeast of Wilmslow and 12 miles south of Manchester.
It lies just 9 miles from Manchester Airport. The old village
of Bramhall grew up around the junction of three early roads.
Bramall Hall is typical of the Tudor timber-framed manors found
across Cheshire with origins dating back to Medieval England. Book: Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban
District, Cheshire: The official guide. |
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Cheadle. Cheadle is a small town near Stockport in Greater
Manchester, its neighbours include Cheadle Hulme and Bramhall.
Cheadle is about 4 miles southeast of Junction 3 of the M56 motorway.
The town is about 12 miles from Manchester and 40 miles from
Chester. Cheadle is also about 2 miles south of Junction 2 of
the M60 motorway, the Manchester Outer Ring Road. Book: Guide to Ladybrook Valley Interest
Trail: Cheadle to Lyme Park |
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Chester. Chester is the county town of Cheshire. It is about
2 miles west of the M53 motorway linking Chester to Birkenhead.
Chester is about 25 miles from Birkenhead. Chester is about 4
miles south of Junction 15 of the M56 motorway, linking Manchester
to Chester. Chester is about 40 miles from Manchester. Chester
is also 6 miles south of Ellesmere Port and 25 miles south of
Birkenhead. It is the richest city in Britain for archaeological
and architectural treasures from the time of the Roman occupation.
Photo : Chester. |
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Congleton. Congleton is situated on the Cheshire/Staffordshire
border, about 6 miles east of the M6 at junctions 17 and 18.
It is about 7 miles south of Macclesfield, 11 miles north of
Stoke on Trent and 12 miles south of Wilmslow. Congleton has
been a market town since 1270 and still holds a thriving market
on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and a cattle market. Book: Wilmslow, Macclesfield and Congleton (Explorer
Maps). |
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Crewe. Crewe is a large town in south Cheshire, it only
came to prominence in the 1830s when the Grand Junction Railway
company chose it as the site for its locomotive works. Crewe
is about 7 miles west of Junction 16 of the M6 motorway. Closeby
is Nantwich (4 miles to the west), Sandbach (5 miles northeast)
and Middlewich (7 miles north). It is 15 miles from Stoke on
Trent and 15 miles from Newcastle under Lyme. Book: Crewe and Nantwich, Whitchurch and Tattenhall.
Author: Ordnance Survey. |
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accommodation : Crewe.
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Ellesmere Port. Ellesmere Port is an industrial town in the district
of Ellesmere Port and Neston, which was founded as an outlet
to the sea from Ellesmere, Shropshire and the Wales border area
around Llangollen. The Manchester Ship Canal joins the Mersey
estuary north-west of Ellesmere Port at Eastham, but the town
is also the northern terminus of the Shropshire Union Canal.
Ellesmere Port is about 1 mile west of Junction 9 of the M53
motorway and about 3 miles north of Junction 15 of the M56 motorway.
It lies about 40 miles from Manchester and 6 miles from Chester.
Book: Ellesmere Port (East)
(Pathfinder Maps). |
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accommodation : Ellesmere
Port.
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Frodsham. Frodsham is a small market town approximately 4
miles west of Runcorn and just west of the River Weaver, it overlooks
the River Mersey estuary. Frodsham is about 2 miles south of
Junction 12 of the M56 motorway, about 30 miles from Manchester
and 16 miles from Chester. Frodsham is easy to reach by road,
rail or air. In medieval times, it was an important borough and
port belonging to the earls of Chester. Frodsham, and its neighbouring
village Helsby, has a hill overlooking the Mersey Estuary which
is popular with walkers. Book
: Navigator Road Map Cheshire. |
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accommodation : Frodsham.
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Hale.
Hale is a suburb in the Greater Manchester area, part of the
Trafford metropolitan borough, in the extreme south-west of the
conurbation. It is about 2 miles northwest of Junction 6 of the
M56 motorway, about 10 miles from Manchester and 30 miles from
Chester. It is just south of Altrincham and is a quiet fashionable
village, perfectly located for Manchester airport. Book: History of Hale, Cheshire. |
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accommodation : Hale.
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Holmes Chapel. The village of Holmes Chapel is set in the heart
of the Cheshire countryside and is regarded as one of the most
pleasant places to live within the UK. Close to junction 18 of
the M6 motorway, Holmes Chapel has good road links to both the
north and south of the country. Manchester airport is about 12
miles from Holmes Chapel, while Congleton is 7 miles to the east,
Wilmslow is 10 miles to the north and Winsford is 9 miles to
the west. Book: Holmes
Chapel: A Stroll Through the Past. |
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accommodation : Holmes
Chapel.
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Hyde.
Hyde is a market town in Tameside, part of Greater Manchester,
it was formerly in Cheshire. It is about 4 miles east of Junction
24 of the M60 motorway, the Manchester Outer Ring Road. It is
6 miles west of Glossop, 8 miles from Stockport and 8 miles from
Manchester. With a population around 35,000 it was built on the
success of the cotton mills in the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries. Originally there were 40 working mills.
By 1872 only 27 remained, there is one working mill in the town
today. Book : Navigator
Road Map Cheshire. |
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accommodation : Hyde.
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Knutsford. Knutsford is a town in Cheshire, east of Northwich,
and west of Wilmslow, about 2 miles east of Junction 19 of the
M6 motorway. Knutsford is also about 5 miles south of Junction
7 and 8 of the M56 motorway, about 20 miles from Manchester and
30 miles from Chester. The town is full of surpises - "ginnels,
cobbles and courtyards", antique shops, art galleries, restuarants,
coffee houses and inns. It is rich in history, Elizabeth Gaskell
lived in the town, portrayed in her famous novel, Cranford. Photo : Knutsford. |
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accommodation : Knutsford.
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Lymm.
Lymm is a village in the heart of Cheshire close to the larger
towns of Altrincham and Warrington. It is about 2 miles northwest
of Junction 20 of the M6 and about 2 miles northeast of Junction
9 of the M56. Lymm is about 15 miles from Manchester and 25 miles
from Chester. The village has many fine historical features,
in the centre is The Cross which is based on ancient steps carved
out of the natural red stone and worn with age. Four stone pillars
support this distinctive landmark. Book: Lymm, Cheshire: The official guide. |
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accommodation : Lymm.
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Macclesfield. Situated on the lower, western slopes of the Pennines,
Macclesfield was first known for buttons, then later as a silk
town. It is located on the A537, about 9 miles from Manchester
airport, 7 miles from Congleton, 12 miles from Buxton and 11
miles from Knutsford. Silk mills, chapels and banks, all solid
square buildings of blackened stone, are scattered throughout
the town. The Heritage Centre was once a huge Sunday school and
now houses the splendid silk museum and shop. Photo : Macclesfield. |
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accommodation : Macclesfield.
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Nantwich. The market town of Nantwich is situated in the heart
of the Cheshire countryside. Nantwich is located on the A51,
Crewe is 4 miles to the east, Whitchurch is 11 miles southwest
and Stoke on Trent is 17 miles to the east. Nantwich is about
60 miles from Birmingham. The history of the town is displayed
in Nantwich Museum, located in Pillory Street, and includes a
cheese-making exhibition. The town has been associated with salt
production since Roman times. Nantwich and the surrounding Cheshire
Plain supplies salt for the production of Cheshire cheese and
for use in the tanning industry. Book: Crewe and Nantwich, Whitchurch and Tattenhall.
Author: Ordnance Survey. |
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accommodation : Nantwich.
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Neston. Neston is a small residential town situated on the
Wirral in Cheshire. It was formerly a mining town and was once
a major port before being moved to the nearby town of Parkgate.
Neston is located about 4 miles west of Junction 5 of the M53
motorway linking Chester to Birkenhead. It is about 10 miles
from Chester and 10 miles from Birkenhead. One of the main local
attractions is Ness Botanic Gardens created by the Liverpool
cotton merchant Arthur Kilpin Bulley in 1898. Book : Navigator Road Map Cheshire. |
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Northwich. Northwich stands in the middle of the Cheshire Plain,
about 7 miles southwest of Junction 19 of the M6 and about 8
miles southeast of Junction 12 of the M56. Northwich is about
25 miles from Manchester and 18 miles from Chester, 10 miles
from Runcorn and 8 miles from Knutsford. The area around Northwich
has been exploited for its salt pans since the Roman period,
when the settlement was known as Condate. Brine is now pumped
from under the town to the Wirral. Book: Northwich and Delamere Forest (Explorer Maps). |
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Prescot. Prescot is located 8 miles to the northeast of Liverpool
in the borough of Knowsley, about 1/2 mile from Junction 2 of
the M57 motorway, which forms a Liverpool bypass from Junction
6 of the M62 to Aintree. Runcorn is 11 miles to the south, St
Helens is 5 miles northeast and Warrington is 10 miles southeast.
During the 18th and 19th centuries Prescot was at the centre
of the watch and clockmaking industry. Its main tourist attraction
is now the local clock museum. On the edge of the town is the
famous estate of Lord Derby, which includes Knowsley Safari Park. Book : Merseyside Street Atlas. |
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accommodation : Prescot.
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Runcorn. Runcorn is an industrial town on the southern banks
of the River Mersey. The town is well served by roads, the M56
motorway passes to the south of the town, and fast Expressways
run round and through the new town, and it is within 15 minutes
drive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Runcorn is connected
to Widnes across the Mersey by a rail bridge. It is about 3 miles
north of Junction 12 of the M56 Motorway, linking Manchester
to Chester. Runcorn is about 30 miles from Manchester and 15
miles from Chester. Book:
Ordnance Survey Warrington, Widnes, Runcorn Street Atlas. |
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accommodation : Runcorn.
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Sandbach. Sandbach (pronounced Sandbatch) is a pleasant, historic
market town in southeast Cheshire. It has good communications
being just half a mile west of Junction 17 on the M6 motorway.
Sandbach is about 5 miles northeast of Crewe, 10 miles west of
Congleton and 16 miles northwest of Stoke on Trent. The Trent
and Mersey canal passes through the town bringing numerous tourists
in the summer. The surrounding countryside is mainly attractive
dairy farmland and Sandbach has grown rapidly in recent years
as a dormitory town for the adjacent conurbations of Greater
Manchester, Merseyside and the Potteries. Book: Winsford (Cheshire) and Sandbach (Pathfinder
Maps). |
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accommodation : Sandbach.
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Stockport. Stockport lies between the city of Manchester and
the beautiful countryside of the Derbyshire Peaks and the Cheshire
Plain. Located on the A6, Stockport is about 1 mile east of Junction
1 of the M60 Manchester Outer Ring Road. Getting to Stockport
is made easy with the excellent motorway and railway communications
which are within just a few minutes drive of Manchester International
Airport. The town is 6 miles south of Manchester, 14 miles west
of Glossop and 7 miles east of Manchester Airport. Book: A-Z Stockport Street Atlas. |
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Wallasey. Wallasey is located at the end of the Wirral peninsula
at the mouth of the Mersey estuary, with excellent views across
to Liverpool. It is about 2 miles north of Junction 1 of the
M53 linking Chester to Birkenhead. Wallasey is about 2 miles
from Birkenhead and 24 miles from Chester. Transportation links
to Liverpool are good with a regular bus leaving New Brighton
through the Kingsway Tunnel.
Photo : Wallasey from Liverpool. |
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Warrington. Warrington is a large, busy commuter town in Cheshire.
It sits beside the West Coast Mainline, the M6, M56 and M62 motorways,
and alongside the Manchester Ship Canal. It is about 2 miles
west of Junction 21 of the M6, about 4 miles north of Junction
9 of the M 56 and about 2 miles south of Junction 9 of the M62.
Warrington is about 4 miles east of Widnes, 9 miles east of Liverpool
and 14 miles west of Manchester. Book: Ordnance Survey Warrington, Widnes, Runcorn
Street Atlas. |
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accommodation : Warrington.
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Widnes. Widnes is a town on the northern bank of the River
Mersey, with 2 ways cross the river - the railway bridge and
the steel arched road bridge. Widnes is 12 miles from Liverpool,
15 miles from Chester and 24 miles from Manchester. It is located
about 10 miles west of Junction 21 of the M6 motorway. The giant
ICI chemical company started life in Widnes and today the "Catalyst"
museum is devoted to the chemical industry which still dominates
the town. Book: Ordnance
Survey Warrington, Widnes, Runcorn Street Atlas. |
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accommodation : Widnes.
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Wilmslow. Wilmslow is located just south of Manchester Airport
and has become a fashionable place to live, popular with footballers
and TVstars. It is about 4 miles southeast of Junction 6 of the
M56 motorway, about 13 miles from Manchester and 35 miles from
Chester. It is just 2 miles from Alderley Edge and 6 miles from
Knutsford. There are plenty of pubs, restaurants, car dealers
and beauty salons in Wilmslow, and the local Aston Martin dealer's
sales account for more than one-fifth of the UK sales of top
end cars. Book: Wilmslow,
Macclesfield and Congleton (Explorer Maps). |
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accommodation : Wilmslow.
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Winsford. Winsford is located in the heart of rural Cheshire.
The M6 motorway is 6 miles to the east giving easy access to
all parts of the UK and Winsford station is on the West Coast
Main Line. Winsford is 17 miles from Chester, 28 miles from Manchester,
and 30 miles from Liverpool. The town developed as the result
of large salt deposits and was the main area in the world for
salt production. The river Weaver was transformed into a canal
to allow salt to be transported to Northwich and Liverpool for
export. Book: Winsford
(Cheshire) and Sandbach (Pathfinder Maps). |
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