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The following tables list the main events which happened in the History of Cheshire.

Dates Events Detail References
70 The Romans found the fortress and town of Deva Victrix, now Chester Details [1]
410 Romans retreat from Britannia Details [2]
616 Æthelfrith of Northumbria defeats a Welsh army at the Battle of Chester Details [3]
894-5 King Alfred drives Danes from Chester [4]
914 Eddisbury hill fort constructed Details [5]
973 King Edgar of England visits Chester Details [6]
1007 Eadric Streona becomees the King's ealdorman of Cheshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire Details [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 Details [8]
1182 Cheshire land north of the Mersey become part of the new county of Lancashire
1237 7th Earl, John, dies without a male heir in. King Henry IV passes the title to his son, Prince Edward - later to become King Edward I Details
1261 Macclesfield market created [9]
1397 The county has lands in the march of Wales added to its territory, and is promoted to the rank of principality [10]
1642 Attempt by local gentry to keep Cheshire neutral in the English Civil War fails Details [11]
1655 Cheshire under military rule and governed by Charles Worsley [12]
1744 Charles Roe builds a watermill in Macclesfield and triggers start of the silk industry Details
1777 Completion of the Trent and Mersey Canal Details [13]
1837 Crewe railway station is built in fields near to Crewe Hall Details [14]
1857 Cheshire Constabulary founded Details [15]
1874 John Brunner and Ludwig Mond found Brunner Mond in Winnington near Northwich and start manufacturing soda ash Details [16]
1889 Cheshire County Council founded Details
1974 Cheshire boundaries changed by Local Government Act 1972 Details [17]
2009 Two unitary authorities of Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East replace Cheshire County Council and its districts Details [18]

References

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  1. ^ Mason, David J.P. (2001). Roman Chester: City of the Eagles. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-1922-6.
  2. ^ Mason, David J.P. (2001). Roman Chester: City of the Eagles. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-1922-6.
  3. ^ 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.
  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, ‘Avranches, Hugh d', first earl of Chester (d. 1101)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 28 Oct 2007
  9. ^ "Cheshire History and the County Palatine of Cheshire, UK". Manchester UK. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  10. ^ Davies, R. R. '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 (1971)
  11. ^ "Civil War". National Archives. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  12. ^ "Charles Worsley, Major-General, 1622-56". British Civil Wars & Commonwealth website. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  13. ^ "Trent and Mersey Canal". Cannock Chase District Council. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
  14. ^ "The beauty of Crewe". Guardian newspaper article. Retrieved 2007-08-07.
  15. ^ "Cheshire Constabulary History". Cheshire Police website. March 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  16. ^ "History of Brunner Mond". Brunner Mond website. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  17. ^ Jones, B.; et al. (2004). Politics UK. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |first= (help)
  18. ^ "Cheshire County Council Home Page". Cheshire County Council. Retrieved 2009-05-08.

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