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Cheshire (county) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 41 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -2.6833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ceremonial county in northwestern England. Geologically comprises fragmented areas of clay, sand and gravel, dotted with rivers and small lakes. Site of ancient hill forts on mid-Cheshire ridge during Bronze and Iron Ages; famous for cheese and well-preserved half-timbered houses. |
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| Cheshire (preferred,C,V)
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| County of Cheshire (C,U,O)
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| Chester (C,U)
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| Ches (H,V)
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| Chesh (H,V)
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| Chester, County of (H,V)
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| Chestershire (H,V)
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| CHS (H,V)
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| county (preferred, C) |
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established 1974 |
| second level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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| first level subdivision (H) |
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- 2011 |
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