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Chester (UK)
City and administrative headquarters of Cheshire, England, on the River Dee 26 km/16 mi south of Liverpool, two miles from the border with Wales; population (2001) 80,100. There are engineering, aerospace (Airbus), metallurgical, and clothing industries, and car components are manufactured. It is a centre of trade and commerce, and tourism is also important.
Chester was the site of Deva, a Roman legionary fortress, and remains include the largest stone-built military Roman amphitheatre to have been discovered in Britain. The town has a medieval centre and the most complete city walls in England, extending for 3 km/2 mi. Other features include the cathedral, dating from the 11th century, which is the fourth most visited cathedral in Britain, and the ‘Rows’, half-timbered shops with continuous galleried footwalks at first-floor level, dating from the medieval period.
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