50 Facts About Chester
1. Chester is a city in the county of Cheshire.
2. The river Dee runs through Chester.
3. Chester has a population of approximately 80000 people.
4. Chester became a city in 1541.
5. Chester used to be a Roman Fort.
6. The Patron Saint of Chester is Werburgh.
7. Chester have a famous brass band that was formed in 1853.
8. The Chester Music Society was formed in 1948.
9. The former Liverpool Football Club player Ian Rush played for Chester City.
10. Chester City FC went into administration in 2009.
11. Chester has a racecourse.
12. David Roberts (1859 - 1928), the man who invented the caterpillar tracks grew up in Chester.
13. Danny Murphy an ex England Football International was brought up in Chester.
14. Chester is twinned with Sens in France, Loerrach in Germany, Lakewood in the USA and Senigallia in Italy.
15. Chester is an unparished area.
16. The member of Parliament for the City of Chester is Stephen Mosley (2011)
17. The Romans found Chester as Deva Victirx in the 70's AD.
18. Stanley Palace was built in 1591 and from 1609 horse races were held on the Roodee.
19. A large amount of land in Chester is owned by the Duke of Westminster.
20. Grosvenor is the Duke of Westminster family name which is also the name of Chester most famous hotel, park and bridge.
21. Most of Chester's Architecture dates back fromt he Victorian Era.
22. John Douglas designed the Grosvenor Hotel.
23. The Chester Escorts scene is one of the largest in the North West.
24. In 1506 Henry VII gave Chester a great charter.
25. In 1969 the City Conservation area was designated.
26. Chester Council announced a 10-year plan to see Chester become a "must see European destination" in 2007.
27. Chester Cathedral was formerly St Werburgh's Abbey.
28. St Werburgh Abbey was transformed to a cathedral in the 1540.
29. The Cloiser Garden was where the monks once studied.
30. Chester has four main roads, Eastgate, Northgate, Watergate and Bridge
31. Chester Racecourse is called The Roodee.
32. Chester is 120 FT above sea level.
33. The main motorway links to Chester are the M6, M56 and M53.
34. The nearest airport to Chester is Manchester Airport.
35. Chester has the best preserved Roman wall in the UK.
36. Chester is over 2000 years old.
37. The white ethnicity group account for over 98% of the total population.
38. Chester racecourse is the oldest racecourse in the country.
39. Henry Gee was the major of Chester in 1540.
40. Chester has the largest Roman Amphitheatre in the country.
41. Chester Cathedral is one of the North's most popular tourist attractions.
42. Ranulf Higden was a monk who was buried in Chester Cathedral.
43. Chester began when the Romans built a fort next to the River Dee about 75 AD.
44. The name Chester was given to the city by the Saxons.
45. Chester used to be a main Port in England.
46. In 1071 King William made a man named William of Avranches Earl of Chester.
47. In 1801 Chester had a population of 15,000.
48. Grosvenor Park was laid out in 1867.
49. Shipbuilding in Chester ended in the 1930s and the last docks closed in the 1960s
50. The zoo at Chester opened in 1931.
Perlo Frank?lives and?works in Chester. She has?now works with many?Chester Escorts?at the agency she owns. She used to be a Chester Escort before starting her own agency.Published at www.liverpoolfchk.com
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