Cheshire is situated in the North West of England.  Its main borders are Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Staffodshire and Shropshire.  Cheshire's largest town is that of Warrington, with the administrative centre of the county being Cheshire.  Some of the more Northern areas of the county become suburban areas of Manchester and Liverpool.

The county of Cheshire has a population in the region of 950,000 inhabitants.  Some of the larger towns in the county are Chester, Crewe, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Runcorn, Warrington and Widnes. 

The main districts of the county consist of Ellesmore Port and Neston, Chester, Crewe and Nantwich, Congleton, Macclesfield, Vale Royal, Halton (Unitary) and Warrington (Unitary).

Cheshire is steeped in History and Heritage, including stately homes, ancient castles and museums.  As well as this some of the larger towns have much history including Macclesfield for lace, Chester and the Roman Remains, Northwich and the Salt Museum. 

Cheshire has many waterways with over 200 miles of canal which is more than any other county.  The canal makes its way through the heart of chester and throughout the county.