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Chester: Area, History and Background

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Below is some historic, cultural and background information about the area of Chester in the United Kingdom.

• Chester is a city in Cheshire, England.
• Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants.
• Chester is the largest and most populous town of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West.
• It was granted city status in 1541.
• Chester was founded as a "castrum" or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix in the year 79 by the Roman Legio II Adiutrix during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian.
• Its four main roads, Eastgate, Northgate, Watergate and Bridge, follow routes laid out almost 2,000 years ago.
• Chester was one of the last towns in England to fall to the Normans in the Norman conquest of England.
• William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a castle, to dominate it and the nearby Welsh border.
• Chester has a number of medieval buildings, but some of the black-and-white buildings within the city centre are actually Victorian restorations.
• It is one of the best preserved walled cities in the British Isles.
• Chester lies at the southern end of a 2-mile (3.2 km) Triassic sandstone ridge that rises to a height of 42 m within a natural S-bend in the River Dee.
• As with most of the United Kingdom, it has an oceanic climate.
• Chester has several suburbs such as Bache, Blacon, Boughton, Curzon Park and Great Boughton.
• It has several suburbs such as Handbridge, Hoole, Huntington and Lache.
• Chester has several suburbs such as Mollington, Newton, Newtown and Saltney.
• It has several suburbs such as Saughall, Upton, Vicars Cross and Westminster Park
• Many domestic and international tourists visit to view Chester's landmarks and heritage with a complimentary benefit to hotels and restaurants.
• Its central shopping area includes its unique Rows or galleries which date from medieval times and are believed to include the oldest shop front in England.
• Chester has many chain stores, both in the centre and in retail parks to the west, and also features an indoor market.
• It has a relatively large financial sector including Bank of America, formerly MBNA Europe, HBOS plc and M&S Money.
• Chester has its own university, the University of Chester, and a major hospital, the Countess of Chester Hospital, named after Diana, Princess of Wales.