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Cheshire
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English
thumb|Cheshire, England, locator map 2010
Alternative forms
en Chesher Cheshir Chesshire Chesshyre Chesser Chessor
Etymology
en enm Cheschire, late form of enm Chestreschire, from en ang Ċeastersċīr, from ang Ceaster Chester from ang ceaster, from en la castra camp + ang scīr district, shire.
Pronunciation
en /ˈtʃɛʃər/ /ˈtʃɛʃəɪr/
en En-Cheshire.oga
en ɛʃə(ɹ) 2
Proper noun
Ches
en A northwestern <<county>> of <<cc/England>>, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
en 5 September 2026 Simon Jones James Buchan Joshua Askew Disruption at Port of Dover due to 'stop the boats' protest https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8znyzgkjjo BBC News Lania Tkaczyk, from Cheshire, saw men dressed in black outside her hotel in Dover. 5 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261011124538/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8znyzgkjjo 11 October 2026
en place c/USA:
en town co/New Haven County s/Connecticut. TopoZone: Cheshire, Connecticut
en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Berkshire County s/Massachusetts. TopoZone: Cheshire, Massachusetts
en twp co/Allegan County s/Michigan.
en ucomm co/Delaware County s/Ohio.
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Gallia County s/Ohio.
en CDP co/Lane County s/Oregon.
Derived terms
en Cheshire cat Cheshire cheese Cheshire County Cheshire moon Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester
Translations
French: fr Cheshire m
Georgian: ka ჩეშირი
Middle English: enm Chestreschire
Old English: ang Ċeastersċīr f
Polish: pl Cheshire n
Russian: ru Че́шир
Welsh: cy Swydd Gaer
References
Anagrams
en ceehhirs Cheshier cheerish