Cheshire

For other uses, see Cheshire (disambiguation).

Cheshire
Ceremonial county
The Cheshire Plain from Beeston Castle, Eastgate Clock in Chester, and Little Moreton Hall
Cheshire shown within England
Coordinates: 53°10′N 2°35′W
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West
Established	Ancient
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (British Summer Time)
Members of Parliament	12 MPs
Police	Cheshire Constabulary
Ceremonial county
Lord Lieutenant	Alexis, Lady Redmond
High Sheriff	Nicholas Hopkinson
Area
• Ranked	of 48
Population (2005 est.)	993,200
• Ranked	19th of 48
Density	424/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Districts
Districts of Cheshire   Unitary
Districts	Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire East Warrington Halton

Cheshire is a rural county in England. It is the 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 .