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Line 4: {{Use British English\|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox UK place \| country= = England \| official_name= = Frodsham \| type = Town and [[civil parish]] \| static_image_name= = Frodsham-hill-cropped.jpg \| static_image_caption = Frodsham from Overton/Frodsham Hill \| coordinates = {{coord\|53.~~295~~2947\|-2.~~725~~7289\|type:city_region:GB-CHW\|display=inline,title}} \| population= = 9,300 \| population_ref= = ([[2021 United Kingdom census\|2021]])<ref name="2021 Census">{{cite web 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\|title=Area profile for Frodsham \|date= \|website=Office for National Statistics - Census 2021 \|publisher=Office for National Statistics \|access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> ~~\|civil_parish= Frodsham~~ \| statistic_title = [[GSS coding system\|GSS code]] \|unitary_england= [[Cheshire West and Chester]]▼ \| statistic = E04011099 \|lieutenancy_england= [[Cheshire]]▼ \| statistic_title1 = \|region= North West England▼ \| statistic1 = \|constituency_westminster= [[Weaver Vale (UK Parliament constituency)\|Weaver Vale]]▼ \| statistic_title2 = \|post_town= FRODSHAM▼ \|~~postcode_district=~~ statistic2 ~~WA6~~ = \|~~postcode_area=~~ civil_parish = WAFrodsham ▲\| unitary_england= = [[Cheshire West and Chester]] \|dial_code= 01928▼ ▲\| lieutenancy_england = [[Cheshire]] \|os_grid_reference= SJ520775▼ ▲\| region= = North West England \|london_distance=▼ ▲\| constituency_westminster = [[~~Weaver~~Runcorn ~~Vale~~and Helsby (UK Parliament constituency)\|~~Weaver~~Runcorn and ~~Vale~~Helsby]] ▲\| post_town= = FRODSHAM \| postcode_district = WA6 \| postcode_area = WA ▲\| dial_code= = 01928 ▲\| os_grid_reference= = SJ 5151 ~~SJ520775~~7776 ▲\| london_distance = \| website = {{URL\|frodsham.gov.uk}} }} '''Frodsham''' {{IPAc-en\|audio=frodshamogg.ogg\|ˌ\|f\|r\|ɒ\|d\|ʃ\|əm}} is a [[market town]], [[~~Civil parishes in England\|~~civil parish]], and [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom\|electoral ward]] in the unitary authority of [[Cheshire West and Chester]] and the ceremonial county of [[Cheshire]], England. Its population ~~was 8,982~~ in ~~2001,~~2021 ~~increasing to~~was 9,~~077 at the 2011 Census~~300.<ref name="~~2011~~2021 Census" /><ref>[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790337 Office for National Statistics : ''Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : Vale Royal''] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213717/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection=03070&productId=779&$ph=60_61&datasetInstanceId=3070&startColumn=1&numberOfColumns=8&containerAreaId=790337 \|date=3 March 2016 }}. Retrieved 15 December 2009.</ref> It is {{convert\|16\|mi\|km\|0}} south of [[Liverpool]] and {{convert\|28\|mi\|km\|0}} southwest of [[Manchester]]. The [[River Weaver]] runs to its northeast and on the west it overlooks the [[estuary]] of the [[River Mersey]]. The [[A56 road]] and the [[Chester to Manchester Line\|Chester–Manchester railway line]] pass through the town, and the [[M56 motorway]] passes to the northwest. In [[medieval]] times, Frodsham was an important borough and port belonging to the [[Earls of Chester]].{{Citation needed\|date=August 2009}} Its parish church, [[St. Laurence's Church, Frodsham\|St. Laurence's]], still exhibits evidence of a building present in the 12th century in its [[nave]]{{Citation needed\|date=August 2009}} and is referenced in the [[Domesday Book]]. A market is held each Thursday, and Frodsham's viability as a trading centre was emphasised by the presence of the "big five" [[Banks of the United Kingdom\|clearing banks]] and several [[building society\|building societies]], though the branches of HSBC and NatWest have recently closed. Development in the town's shops and premises with alcohol licences is evident through the opening or modernisation of contemporary-style bar, restaurants, take-aways, and public houses since 2002, and in the continued presence of small, specialised, businesses operating from town-centre shops. Line 30 ⟶ 38: ===Toponymy=== The etymology of Frodsham's name is not entirely clear. It is called ''Frotesham'' in the [[Domesday Book]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Place name: Frodsham, Cheshire Folio: 263v Great Domesday Book \|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7309739 \|publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)\|The National Archives]] \|access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref> A literal translation of the [[Old English]] would give personal name of ''Frod'' or an old spelling of ''~~Ford~~ford'', and ''ham'' which means a village or homestead; hence Frod's village or the ~~Village~~village on the ~~Ford~~ford (~~Ford~~ford-ham). However, an alternative, more obscure etymology exists which suggests the name means "promontory into marsh", which would make sense considering that Frodsham had a promontory castle very close to marshland. Frodsham is unique as the name of a settlement in the [[British Isles]].<ref>The exact quote in Latham page 14 reads: "Frodsham is unique in the British Isles in that the name does not occur anywhere else."</ref><ref>Though a nearby township was referred to during the period of the [[ancient parishes of Cheshire]] as "Newton by Frodsham", its current name is now just "Newton". See Dunn, F. I. (1987), page 27, which states that, at the time, the Newton township near to Frodsham was referred to as "Newton by Frodsham". Furthermore, see [[Ordnance Survey]] (2004), which refers to the modern settlement which was Newton by Frodsham township just as "Newton" without any Frodsham component: {{gbmappingsmall\|SJ531751}}</ref> Earlier spellings of the name have included Fradsham, Frandsham, Frodisham, Ffradsam and Ffradsham.<ref>{{Harvnb\|Latham\|1987\|p=14.}}</ref> ===Early history=== Line 40 ⟶ 48: Frodsham was the headquarters of [[Runcorn Rural District\|Runcorn Rural District Council]]. In 1974 the district was split between [[Halton (borough)\|Halton]] Borough Council, [[Warrington]] Borough Council and [[Vale Royal]] District Council (latterly Vale Royal Borough Council). In the early 1990s Vale Royal Borough Council opened a new purpose-built headquarters in [[Winsford]]. At the same time, its offices in [[Hartford, Cheshire\|Hartford]] near Northwich (the former headquarters of Northwich Rural District Council) and at Castle Park in Frodsham (the former headquarters of Runcorn Rural District Council) were downgraded. [[Castle Park House, Frodsham\|Castle Park House]] had a major refurbishment in 2005–06 and now operates as a "one-stop shop" for [[Cheshire West and Chester\|Cheshire West and Chester Council]], providing a number of services for the community and for businesses. [[File:FrodshamCastleParkArtsCentre(NeilKennedy)Dec2002.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Frodsham Castle Park Arts Centre (photo: Neil Kennedy)]] Line 62 ⟶ 70: ===Geology=== The parish, like most in Cheshire, is underlain by a suite of [[sedimentary rock]]s dating from the [[Triassic Period]]. They comprise (in ascending order) the early Triassic age Kinnerton Sandstone, Chester ~~Pebble Beds~~ and Wilmslow Sandstone ~~Formations~~formations together with the Late Triassic age Helsby Sandstone, Tarporley Siltstone and Sidmouth Mudstone formations. Those formations up to and including the Helsby Sandstone Formation are assigned to the [[Sherwood Sandstone Group]]. It is this formation whose relatively hard-wearing [[sandstone]]s form the higher ground of Beacon Hill, Woodhouse Hill and Harrol Edge. The younger [[siltstone]]s and [[mudstone]]s are assigned to the [[Mercia Mudstone Group]].<ref name="P4-5">{{Harvnb\|Phillips\|Phillips\|2002\|pp=4–5.}}</ref> The sequence of sandstones is exposed in a railway cutting and two road cuttings, which are collectively designated as a geological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref>[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002577.pdf Natural England: Frodsham Railway And Road Cuttings] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023201435/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002577.pdf \|date=23 October 2012 }} . Retrieved 16 April 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?map=sssi&feature=1002577,sssi,HYPERLINK,LABEL Natural England: Nature on the Map: Frodsham Railway & Road Cuttings SSSI] . Retrieved 16 April 2010.</ref> Several [[Fault (geology)\|faults]] run roughly northwest–southeast through the area, notably the Overton Fault, which roughly parallels the B5439 and B5152 roads, and the Frodsham Fault, which runs north from the vicinity of Crowmere to the mouth of the River Weaver. Both of these faults and others in the area downthrow to the east. Movement on them is thought to have taken place in the [[Tertiary]] period. The uplift resulted in trapping the water table at an elevation of around {{convert\|200\|ft\|m\|0}} at which level [[Spring (hydrosphere)\|springs]] developed.<ref>{{Harvnb\|Dodd\|1987\|p=4.}}</ref> Overlying the [[bedrock]] isare a variety of superficial deposits (otherwise known as [[drift (geology)\|drift]]). These comprise a thin and patchy cover of [[glacial till]] (or 'boulder clay'), largely a legacy of the [[Last glacial period\|last ice age]], together with spreads of glacio-fluvial sand and gravel, a product of the eventual deglaciation of the area. Recent [[alluvium]] fills the deeply incised valley of the Weaver and also extends across the Marsh to the Mersey estuary.<ref name="P4-5"/><ref>British Geological Survey 1:50K map sheet 97, 'Runcorn'</ref> ===Climate=== Being close to the west coast and the [[Irish Sea]], the climate is generally [[temperate]] with few extremes of temperature or weather. The mean average temperature in the years 1971 to 2000 was 9.4 to 9.7 °C, slightly above the average for the United Kingdom<ref>{{citation\|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif \|title=Mean Temperature: Annual Average 1971–2000 \|access-date=22 May 2007 \|publisher=Met Office \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203143739/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/tmean/17.gif \|archive-date=3 February 2012 \|df=dmy }}</ref> as was the average amount of annual sunshine at 1391 to 1470 hours.<ref>{{citation\|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/ss/17.gif \|title=Sunshine Duration: Annual Average 1971–2000 \|access-date=22 May 2007 \|publisher=Met Office \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204082810/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/ss/17.gif \|archive-date=4 February 2012 \|df=dmy }}</ref> The average annual rainfall was 741 to 870 mm, slightly below the average for the UK.<ref>{{citation\|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/rr/17.gif \|title=Rainfall Amount: Annual Average 1971–2000 \|access-date=22 May 2007 \|publisher=Met Office \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719222449/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/rr/17.gif \|archive-date=19 July 2013 \|df=dmy }}</ref> The average number of days in the year when snow is on the ground is 0 to 6, which is low for the United Kingdom.<ref>{{citation\|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/dl/17.gif \|title=Days of Snow Lying: Annual Average 1971–2000 \|access-date=22 May 2007 \|publisher=Met Office \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809125155/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/dl/17.gif \|archive-date=9 August 2007 \|df=dmy }}</ref> The average number of days of air frost is 2 to 39, which is also low.<ref>{{citation\|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/daf/17.gif \|title=Days of Air Frost: Annual Average 1971–2000 \|access-date=22 May 2007 \|publisher=Met Office \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705082009/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/19712000/daf/17.gif \|archive-date=5 July 2007 \|df=dmy }}</ref> ==Demography== The population of Frodsham parish at the [[2021 United Kingdom census\|2021 census]] was 9,300.<ref name="2021 Census" /> 97.1% of the population identified as [[White people in the United Kingdom\|White]], 1.3% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)\|Mixed]], 1.0% [[British Asians\|Asian]], 0.3% [[Black British people\|Black]] and 0.3% [[Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom\|other]].<ref name="2021 Census" /> [[Religion in England#Christianity\|Christianity]] was the most common religion in the 2021 census at 57.5%. 36.2% said they had [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom\|no religion]]. Minority religions were 0.4% [[Buddhism in England\|Buddhism]], 0.3% [[Islam in England\|Islam]], 0.2% [[Hinduism in England\|Hinduism]], 0.2% [[History of the Jews in England\|Judaism]], 0.0% [[Sikhism in England\|Sikhism]] and 0.3% [[Religion in England\|other]].<ref name="2021 Census" /> ==Transport== Line 77 ⟶ 92: ==Education== There are four primary schools in Frodsham~~, namely~~: Frodsham Manor House Primary School,; St Luke's Catholic Primary School,; Frodsham Church of England Primary School; and Frodsham Weaver Vale Primary School.<ref>{{citation \|url=http://www2.valeroyal.gov.uk/internet/vr.nsf/AllByUniqueIdentifier/DOC6D463C558850562580257051004E4DF1 \|title=Schools in the Vale Royal area \|access-date=17 May 2007 \|publisher=Vale Royal Borough Council \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813162338/http://www2.valeroyal.gov.uk/internet/vr.nsf/AllByUniqueIdentifier/DOC6D463C558850562580257051004E4DF1 \|archive-date=13 August 2007 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> The only secondary school in the town, [[Frodsham School]], a science and technology college, has now closed<ref>{{Citation \| last = Ellams\| first = Barry\| date = 16 July 2009\| title = Frodsham High School to close on Friday \| periodical = [[Chester Chronicle]] \| publisher = Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales\| url = http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-news/local-chester-news/2009/07/16/frodsham-high-school-to-close-on-friday-59067-24163604/ \| access-date =7 July 2010}}</ref> and has been converted into a health clinic, library and leisure centre. [[File:St Laurence Frodsham exterior.jpg\|thumb\|St Laurence's Church, Frodsham]] ==Religion== There is one [[Anglicanism\|Anglican]] church in Frodsham, [[St Laurence's Church, Frodsham\|St Laurence's]] on Church Road, Overton. Frodsham [[Methodism\|Methodist]] Church is on Kingsley Road, also just outside the centre of Frodsham in the Five Crosses/Overton area of the town. The town has, in the past, had a number of Methodist churches built to replace older chapels. Most recent to close were Trinity Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (later Trinity Methodist Church) and Bourne Primitive Methodist Chapel (later Bourne Methodist Church). The spire of Trinity is still a visible landmark in the town.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Frodsham Methodist Church \|title=Church History \|url=https://www.frodshammethodist.org/church-history.html \|website~~=Frodsham Methodist Church \|publisher~~=Frodsham Methodist Church \|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic Church\|Roman Catholic]] church is [[St. Luke]]'s in High Street. There are two [[Evangelicalism\|Evangelical]] chapels, Main Street Community Church and King's Church (Free Methodist) on Chester Road.<ref>{{citation \|url=https://frodshamchurchestogether.org.uk/churches.php \|title=Churches in Frodsham \|access-date= 31 January 2017 \|publisher=Frodsham Churches Together }}</ref> [[File:Frodsham Methodist Church Easter 2020.jpg\|thumb\|Frodsham Methodist Church decorated for Easter 2020]] ==Local government arrangements== Line 88 ⟶ 103: Frodsham Town Council is the local council or [[Parish councils in England\|parish council]] for Frodsham. This council is made up of 16 councillors. The town councillors are elected from one of four parish wards called Waterside Ward, Lakes Ward, Overton & Five Crosses Ward and Castle Park Ward. Four councillors are elected from each ward. These town councillors are elected to serve four-year terms of office, the most recent elections being on 7 May 2015. If any vacancy occurs during the four-year term 10 local parishioners from the relevant ward can require a by-election to be held, otherwise the other town councillors can co-opt an eligible person to be a councillor. The last by-election occurred in September 2013 in West ward. The last co-option occurred in September 2011 in North ward.<ref name="frodsham.gov.uk">[http://www.frodsham.gov.uk Frodsham Town Council] ''www.frodsham.gov.uk'', accessed 12 August 2021</ref> The then Frodsham Parish Council resolved to style itself a town in 1992. From 1992 to ~~May~~ 2012 the chairman of the council ~~has~~ served as the Town Mayor but using the courtesy title of 'Mayor of Frodsham'. However, strictly, the chairman iswas only entitled to be known as 'town mayor'. In April 2012 the council resolved to split the roles of chairman and Mayor of Frodsham and separate votes are now held for each position. The council also resolved to create a convention offering the mayorship to the councillor who had served the longest since last being Mayor, or having been first elected regardless of any political or personal affiliations. == Media == Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC North West]] and [[ITV Granada]]. Television signals are received from the [[Winter Hill transmitting station\|Winter Hill]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Winter_Hill \|title=Full Freeview on the Winter Hill (Bolton, England) transmitter\|date=May 2004 \|publisher=UK Free TV \|access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref> Frodsham's proximity to [[North Wales]] means that [[BBC Wales]] and [[ITV Cymru Wales]] can also be received from the [[Moel-y-Parc transmitting station\|Moel-y-Parc]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Moel_Y_Parc \|title=Full Freeview on the Moel-Y-Parc (Flintshire, Wales) transmitter\|date=May 2004 \|publisher=UK Free TV \|access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref> Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Merseyside]] on 95.8 FM, [[Capital North West & Wales]] on 97.1 FM, [[Heart North West]] on 105.4 FM, [[Smooth Radio North West]] on 100.4 FM, and [[Dee Radio]] on 106.3 FM.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/news-and-views/incidents/weather-disruptions/radio-stations\|title=Radio Stations\|website=Cheshire West and Chester Council\|access-date=31 March 2024}}</ref> The town's local newspaper is the ''[[Chester and District Standard]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-nw/ellesmere-port-standard/\|title=The Ellesmere Port Standard)\|date=12 August 2013\|website=British Papers\|accessdate=31 March 2024}}</ref> In November 2014 Frodsham made national headlines due to a hoax in which it was claimed that actor [[William Shatner]] would be turning on the town's Christmas lights.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11252992/William-Shatner-denies-boldly-going-to-turn-on-Cheshire-towns-Christmas-lights-after-rumbling-hoax.html\|title=William Shatner denies 'boldly going' to turn on Cheshire town's Christmas lights after rumbling hoax\|last=Hall\|first=Melanie\|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph\|date=2014-11-25\|access-date=2017-12-18\|language=en-GB\|issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-30189840\|title=Captain Kirk not trekking to Cheshire\|date=2014-11-25\|work=BBC News\|access-date=2017-12-18\|language=en-GB}}</ref> A Twitter account, @Frodshamxmas, having spent the preceding weeks presenting itself as (though never directly claiming to be) the official social media account for the town's festivities, tweeted that the ''[[Star Trek]]'' actor would be making an appearance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/frodshamxmas?lang=en&lang=en\|title=Frodsham Xmas 2014 (@Frodshamxmas) {{!}} Twitter\|website=twitter.com\|language=en\|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> Several local news outlets, local councillors and the local MP unwittingly retweeted the claims until Shatner issued a tweet confirming them to be false.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/williamshatner/status/537044595729637377\|title=The village of Frodsham UK is promising I will turn on holiday lights? There's a reason why the word Sham is in the name! Sorry, not true.\|last=Shatner\|first=William\|date=24 November 2014\|website=@williamshatner\|language=en\|access-date=2017-12-18}}</ref> The perpetrator(s) of the hoax have never come forward. ==Notable people== [[File:Alice coote.jpg\|thumb\|~~140px~~upright=0.65\|Alice Coote, 2007]] [[File:Gary Barlow performing in Glasgow, 2017.jpg\|thumb\|~~140px~~upright=0.65\|Gary Barlow, 2017]] * [[Ebenezer Latham]] (c.1688–1745), Presbyterian minister, medical doctor and educationalist, was born in Mickledale.<ref name="Burden Biographical Dictionary of Tutors">{{cite book \|last1=Burden \|first1=Mark \|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Tutors at the Dissenters' Private Academies, 1660–1729 \|date=2013 \|publisher=Dr Williams’s Centre for Dissenting Studies \|location=Londonn \|url=https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/religionandliterature/media/centre-for-religion-and-literature-in-english/bd.pdf}}</ref> * [[Bridge Frodsham]] (1734–1768) was an English actor, born in Frodsham <ref>[https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Frodsham,_Bridge_(DNB00) Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 20, Frodsham, Bridge] retrieved 14 July 2018</ref> * [[Bridge Frodsham]] (1734–1768), actor, was born in Frodsham.<ref>{{cite DNB\|wstitle= Frodsham, Bridge \|volume= 20 \|last= Vian \|first= A.R.\|author-link= \|pages= 284-285 \|year= \|short=1}}</ref> * [[William Charles Cotton]] (1813–79), who introduced [[beekeeping]] to [[New Zealand]], was vicar of Frodsham 1859–1879.<ref>{{citation \| last =Smith \| first =Arthur R. \| title =William Charles Cotton MA: Priest, Missionary and Bee Master \| publisher =Countyvise \| year =2006 \| location =Birkenhead \| isbn =1-901231-81-X }}</ref> * [[Holbrook Gaskell II]] (1846–1919) a, chemical industrialist, he died at his house Erindale in Frodsham. * [[Harriet Shaw Weaver]] (1876–1961), [[Feminism\|feminist]] political activist and patron of [[James Joyce]], was born in Frodsham.<ref>Cottam, Rachel (2004) 'Weaver, Harriet Shaw (1876–1961), ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'', [[Oxford University Press]], [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/57346] Retrieved on 9 March 2007</ref> * [[Bob Carolgees]] (b. 1948), 1980s TV entertainer, owns a candle shop at the Lady Hayes Craft Centre, near Frodsham.<ref name="Carolgees">{{citation\|url=http://www.cheshirelife.co.uk/main-menu-cheshire-property,-places-and-interiors-why-you-should-move-to-frodsham--1699\|title=Why you should move to Frodsham\|publisher=Archant Life Limited\|access-date=7 October 2008\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705100511/http://www.cheshirelife.co.uk/main-menu-cheshire-property,-places-and-interiors-why-you-should-move-to-frodsham--1699\|archive-date=5 July 2008\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Line 107 ⟶ 129: * [[Paul Marsden]] (b. 1968), former MP for [[Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)\|Shrewsbury and Atcham]] 1997 to 2005, was born in Frodsham.<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2172996.stm BBC Profile of Paul Marsden]</ref> * [[Alice Coote]] (b. 1968), mezzo-soprano, was born in Frodsham.<ref>{{~~Citation~~Cite news \| last = Barnett\| first = Laura \| publication-date = 16 August 2010\| title = Portrait of the artist: Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano\| ~~periodical~~work = [[The Guardian]]\| date = 16 August 2010 \| publisher = Guardian News and Media \| url = https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/aug/16/alice-coote-mezzo-soprano\| access-date =24 March 2015}}</ref> * [[Daniel Craig]] (b. 1968), actor, lived in Frodsham from 1972 to his early teens, at the Ring o' Bells pub where his father was landlord.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/bio Daniel Craig (I) – Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * [[Gary Barlow]] (b. 1971), singer, pianist, songwriter and producer, was born and brought up in Frodsham.<ref name="Barlow">{{citation \|url=http://www.garybarlow.com\|title=Gary Barlow: Official website\|publisher=www.garybarlow.com\|access-date= 2 October 2008 }} (One needs to choose the biography section after the animated introduction finishes.)</ref> * [[Emma Cunniffe]] (b. 1973) ~~is a British~~, film, stage and television actress, was brought up in Frodsham and went to school there.<ref name="Cunniffe">{{cite news\|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/frodsham-born-emma-cunniffe-performing-5197246\|title=Frodsham born Emma Cunniffe will be performing in Ibsen's ground-breaking play A Doll's House\|newspaper=Chester Chronicle\|access-date= 17 February 2011 \| location=Chester \| first=Rachel \| last=Flint \| date=17 February 2011}}</ref> * [[Djibril Cissé]] (b. 1981), ex-[[Liverpool F.C.\|Liverpool]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.\|Sunderland]] and [[France national football team\|France]] footballer, lived in the town as Lord of the Manor of Frodsham.<ref name="Cisse">{{citation \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/footballs-lord-of-the-manor-bans-hunting-on-his-nine-acres-491233.html\|title=The Independent: Football's lord of the manor bans hunting on his nine acres\|publisher=Independent News and Media Limited\|access-date= 6 October 2008 \| location=London \| first=Ian \| last=Herbert \| date=19 May 2005}}</ref> * [[Max Cleworth]] (b. 2002), professional footballer currently playing for [[Wrexham A.F.C.\|Wrexham]], was born in Frodsham.<ref name="Cleworth">{{cite news \|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/max-cleworth-dragons-form-novelty-24944069\|title=Max Cleworth on Dragons form and the novelty of being in Welcome to Wrexham documentary \|work=Daily Post\|access-date= 30 April 2024 \| first=Thomas \| last=Lewis \| date=6 September 2022}}</ref> ==See also== Line 138 ⟶ 161: ==External links== 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