Hardwood Doors in Frodsham

Frodsham

Frodsham is a market town, civil parish and also selecting ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester as well as the ritualistic area of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, boosting to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is roughly 3 miles (5 km) south of Runcorn, 16 miles (26 kilometres) south of Liverpool, and 28 miles (45 km) southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver goes to its northeast and on the west it forgets the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and the Chester-- Manchester railway line go through the town, as well as the M56 freeway passes to the northwest. In middle ages times Frodsham was a crucial district as well as port belonging to the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still displays evidence of a building existing in the 12th century in its nave and is referenced in Domesday Book. A market is held each Thursday, and also Frodsham's stability as a trading centre was emphasised by the existence of the "big five" clearing financial institutions and numerous building societies, though the branches of HSBC and also NatWest have actually just recently shut. Growth in the town's stores and facilities with alcohol permits is evident via the recent (post-2002) opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar/restaurants, take-away food shops and pubs, and also in the continued presence of tiny, specialised, services operating from town-centre shops.