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The timeline of Cheshire history shows the significant events in the history of Cheshire.

1st century

70: The Romans found the fortress and town of Deva Victrix, now Chester.^[1]

2nd century

3rd century

4th century

5th century

410: Romans retreat from Britannia.^[1]

6th century

7th century

616: Æthelfrith of Northumbria defeats a Welsh army at the Battle of Chester.^[2]

8th century

9th century

875: St Werburgh's remains bought to Chester for protection^[3]
894-5: King Alfred drives Danes from Chester. ^[4]

10th century

907: Church to St Werburgh founded by Æthelfleda.^[3]
914: Eddisbury hill fort constructed.^[5]
973: King Edgar of England visits Chester.^[6]

11th century

1007:Eadric Streona becomes the King's ealdorman of Cheshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire. ^[7]
1069 - 1071: William I lead the Norman Conquest into Cheshire; beseiges Chester and kills Edwin, Earl of Mercia
1070: Hugh d'Avranches is created as first Earl of Chester.^[8]
1070: Chester Castle built.^[9]
1070: Frodsham Castle built.^[10]
1092: Monastery is founded on site of current Chester Cathedral by Hugh d'Avranches.^[3]

12th century

1115: Norton Priory founded.^[11]
1182: Cheshire land north of the Mersey become part of the new county of Lancashire

13th century

1220s: Beeston Castle built.^[12]
1237: 7th Earl of Chester, John, dies without a male heir in. King Henry IV passes the title to his son, Prince Edward - later to become King Edward I
1261: Macclesfield market created.^[13]
1277: King Edward I lies foundation stone to Vale Royal Abbey.^[14]

14th century

1364:Doddington Castle built.^[15]
1397:The county has lands in the march of Wales added to its territory, and is promoted to the rank of principality.^[16]

15th century

16th century

1536: Dissolution of Norton Priory.^[11]
1538: Dissolution of Vale Royal Abbey by Thomas Holcroft.^[14]
1541: St Werburgh's abbey becomes a cathedral of the Church of England known as Chester Cathedral by order of King Henry VIII.

17th century

1642: The Bunbury Agreement, an attempt by local gentry to keep Cheshire neutral in the English Civil War, fails.^[17]
13 March 1643: First Battle of Middlewich in English Civil War. ^[18]
1655: Cheshire under military rule and governed by Charles Worsley.^[19]
1670: Smith-Barry family re-discover salt in Northwich and mining re-starts.^[20]

18th century

1744: Charles Roe builds a watermill in Macclesfield and triggers start of the silk industry
1777: Completion of the Trent and Mersey Canal.^[21]

19th century

1837: Crewe railway station is built in fields near to Crewe Hall.^[22]
1857: Cheshire Constabulary founded.^[23]
21 May 1868: The first train crossed Runcorn Railway Bridge.^[11]
1874: John Brunner and Ludwig Mond found Brunner Mond in Winnington near Northwich and start manufacturing soda ash.^[24]
1889: Cheshire County Council founded.
21 May 1894: Manchester Ship Canal officially opened by Queen Victoria.^[25]

20th century

29 May 1905: Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge officially opened by Sir John Brunner.^[11]
1974: Cheshire boundaries changed by Local Government Act 1972.^[26]

21st century

2009: Two unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East replace Cheshire County Council and its districts.^[27]

References

^ ^a ^b Mason, David J.P. (2001). Roman Chester: City of the Eagles. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-1922-6.
^ Higham, N. J. (1992). "King Cearl, the Battle of Chester and the Origins of the Mercian 'Overkingship'" (PDF). Midland History. 17: 1–15. doi:10.1179/mdh.1992.17.1.1.
^ ^a ^b ^c "History of Chester Cathedral". Chester Cathedral. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
^ "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (894AD)". Retrieved 2010-05-22.
^ "Burh at Castle Ditch, Eddisbury". Cheshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
^ "Edgar the Peaceful". English Monarchs website. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 1007:
"In this year also was Edric appointed alderman over all the kingdom of the Mercians."
^ C. P. Lewis (2004). Avranches, Hugh d', first earl of Chester (d. 1101)'. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2007-10-28. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ "Chester Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
^ Latham, Frank A. (1987). Frodsham: The History of a Cheshire Town. Local Historians. ISBN 0-9019-9306-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Starkey, H. F. (1990). Old Runcorn. Halton. {{cite book}}: Text "Halton Borough Council" ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.}}
^ "Cheshire History and the County Palatine of Cheshire, UK". Manchester UK. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
^ ^a ^b Houses of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Vale Royal', A History of the County of Chester. Vol. III. Oxford University Press History. 1980. ISBN 0-1972-2754-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
^ "Delves Hall". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
^ Davies, R. R. (1971). Richard II and the Principality of Chester in The Reign of Richard II: Essays in Honour of May McKisack, ed. F. R. H. Du Boulay and Caroline Baron.
^ "Civil War". National Archives. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
^ J. R. Phillips. Battle of Middlewich, March 13, 1643 - Sir William Brereton's Account. Document XVI in Memoirs of The Civil Wars in Wales and the Marches, Vol 2. London. p. 54 - 55 year= 1874. {{cite book}}: Missing pipe in: |page= (help)
^ "Charles Worsley, Major-General, 1622-56". British Civil Wars & Commonwealth website. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
^ "Northwich History". Chester Chronicle. February 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Trent and Mersey Canal". Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
^ "The beauty of Crewe". Guardian newspaper article. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
^ "Cheshire Constabulary History". Cheshire Police website. March 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "History of Brunner Mond". Brunner Mond website. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
^ "Lancashire Records Office". The National Archives.
^ Jones, B.; et al. (2004). Politics UK. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)
^ "Cheshire County Council Home Page". Cheshire County Council. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

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[mason-1] Mason, David J.P. (2001). Roman Chester: City of the Eagles. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-1922-6.

[2] Higham, N. J. (1992). "King Cearl, the Battle of Chester and the Origins of the Mercian 'Overkingship'" (PDF). Midland History. 17: 1–15. doi:10.1179/mdh.1992.17.1.1.

[chester-cathedral-3] "History of Chester Cathedral". Chester Cathedral. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

[4] "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (894AD)". Retrieved 2010-05-22.

[5] "Burh at Castle Ditch, Eddisbury". Cheshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-07-09.

[6] "Edgar the Peaceful". English Monarchs website. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

[7] Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 1007:
"In this year also was Edric appointed alderman over all the kingdom of the Mercians."

[8] C. P. Lewis (2004). Avranches, Hugh d', first earl of Chester (d. 1101)'. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2007-10-28. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[9] "Chester Castle". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

[10] Latham, Frank A. (1987). Frodsham: The History of a Cheshire Town. Local Historians. ISBN 0-9019-9306-9.

[starkey-11] Starkey, H. F. (1990). Old Runcorn. Halton. {{cite book}}: Text "Halton Borough Council" ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[12] Fry, Plantagenet Somerset (1980). The David & Charles Book of Castles. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3.}}

[m2002-13] "Cheshire History and the County Palatine of Cheshire, UK". Manchester UK. Retrieved 2010-05-19.

[vch-14] Houses of Cistercian monks: The abbey of Vale Royal', A History of the County of Chester. Vol. III. Oxford University Press History. 1980. ISBN 0-1972-2754-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

[15] "Delves Hall". Pastscape.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2009.

[16] Davies, R. R. (1971). Richard II and the Principality of Chester in The Reign of Richard II: Essays in Honour of May McKisack, ed. F. R. H. Du Boulay and Caroline Baron.

[17] "Civil War". National Archives. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

[18] J. R. Phillips. Battle of Middlewich, March 13, 1643 - Sir William Brereton's Account. Document XVI in Memoirs of The Civil Wars in Wales and the Marches, Vol 2. London. p. 54 - 55 year= 1874. {{cite book}}: Missing pipe in: |page= (help)

[19] "Charles Worsley, Major-General, 1622-56". British Civil Wars & Commonwealth website. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

[20] "Northwich History". Chester Chronicle. February 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[21] "Trent and Mersey Canal". Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 2010-05-22.

[guardian-22] "The beauty of Crewe". Guardian newspaper article. Retrieved 2007-08-07.

[23] "Cheshire Constabulary History". Cheshire Police website. March 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[24] "History of Brunner Mond". Brunner Mond website. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

[25] "Lancashire Records Office". The National Archives.

[26] Jones, B.; et al. (2004). Politics UK. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)

[27] "Cheshire County Council Home Page". Cheshire County Council. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

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