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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Frodsham like this:
Frodsham, market town and river port, par., township, and lordship with ry. sta., W. Cheshire, at confluence of rivers Weaver and Mersey, 10 miles NE. of Chester -- par., 13,810 ac. and 887 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 7062; township, 2389 ac., pop. 2489; lordship, 2688 ac., pop. 1087; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank.Market-day, Saturday; has salt-works.
Frodsham is now part of CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Frodsham itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Frodsham, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/6097
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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