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List Of People From Chester
A list of notable people from Chester, England. {{Compact ToC :''See :People from Chester'' A * Russ Abbot, actor, musician. B * Reg Barton, footballer. *Diana Beck, neurosurgeon. *Stan Bennion, footballer. *Chris Blackburn, footballer. *Emily Booth, actress. *Grenville Booth, footballer. *Sir Adrian Boult, orchestral conductor. *Thomas Brassey, civil engineer, railway contractor. *David Brett, footballer *Oswald Walters Brierly, Marine painter to Queen Victoria. * Robert Butt, footballer. C * Hall Caine, (1853–1931), writer. * Randolph Caldecott, illustrator and artist. * Thomas E. Caldecott, politician. * Ray Carter, footballer. * Mark Cartwright, footballer. * Hugh B. Cave, author. * Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, Duke of Westminster. * Mike Cecere, footballer. *Dave Challinor, footballer. *Ron Chesterman, musician. * Nigel Clutton, footballer. *Danny Collins (footballer), footballer. *Alec Croft, footballer. * Brian Croft, footballer. * Daniel Craig, actor (James Bond ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Locality"; downloaded froCheshire West and Chester: Population Profiles, 17 May 2019 it is the most populous settlement of Cheshire West and Chester (a unitary authority which had a population of 329,608 in 2011) and serves as its administrative headquarters. It is also the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington. Chester was founded in 79 AD as a "castrum" or Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix during the reign of Emperor Vespasian. One of the main army camps in Roman Britain, Deva later became a major civilian settlement. In 689, King Æthelred of Mercia founded the Minster Church of West Mercia, which later became Chester's first cathedral, and the Angles extended and strengthene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
