What is Cheshire?
{{other uses}} [[File:Flag_of_Cheshire.svg|thumb|175px|right|[[Flag]] of Cheshire]] [[File:Arms of Cheshire County Council.svg|thumb|165px|[[Coat of arms]] of Cheshire]] '''Cheshire''' is a [[Rural area|rural]] [[county]] in [[England]]. It is the [[North West England|North West]] part of the country, just south of [[Manchester]]. Cheshire covers 905 square miles (2,344 km2) and had a population of around 1.1 million in 2021. Cheshire's county town is the cathedral city of [[Chester]], while its most populated town is [[Warrington]]. It is most famous for making [[salt]] and [[cheese]]. Cheshire is made up of lots of little towns including the [[Borough]] of [[Macclesfield]], a [[market town]]. A main attraction is [[Kerridge]], near one of the western foothills of the [[Pennines]] . {{England counties}} [[Category:Cheshire| ]] [[Category:Ceremonial counties of England]] {{UK-stub}} {{authority control}}