Chester

Summary

Chester is a city^[1]. Chester has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Chester received the Sustainable Palm Oil Community^[3].
• Chester is located in Cheshire West and Chester^[4].
• Chester is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Chester's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Chester's instance of is recorded as county town^[7].
• Chester's instance of is recorded as unparished area^[8].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Eaton and Eccleston^[9].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Great Boughton^[10].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Huntington^[11].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Dodleston^[12].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Guilden Sutton^[13].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Mickle Trafford and District^[14].
• Chester's shares border with is recorded as Mollington^[15].
• Chester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lörrach^[16].
• Chester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Senigallia^[17].
• Chester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lakewood^[18].
• Chester's postal code is recorded as CH1-4^[19].
• Chester's Commons category is recorded as Chester^[20].
• Chester's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[21].
• Chester's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[22].
• Chester's local dialing code is recorded as 01244^[23].
• 79 marks the founding of Chester^[24].
• Chester's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ405665^[25].
• Chester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.2, 'lon': -2.8833333333333}^[26].
• Chester's significant event is recorded as Siege of Chester^[27].

Body

Geography

Chester is in the country of United Kingdom^[5]. Chester is located in Cheshire West and Chester^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Chester covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.6'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+81340'}^[29], {'amount': '+87507'}^[30], and {'amount': '+118200'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], county town^[7], and unparished area^[8].

History and Context

79 marks the founding of Chester^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chester include Chester F.C.^[32], an association football club^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 2010^[35], headquartered in England^[36]; Westchester County^[37], a county of New York^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1683^[40]; Chester County^[41], a county of Pennsylvania^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1682^[44]; Chester railway station^[45], a railway station^[46], in United Kingdom^[47]; and Cheshire West and Chester^[48], an unitary authority area in England^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 2009^[51].

Why It Matters

Chester has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Chester is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Chester include Chester F.C.^[32], an association football club^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 2010^[35], headquartered in England^[36]; Westchester County^[37], a county of New York^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1683^[40]; Chester County^[41], a county of Pennsylvania^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1682^[44]; Chester railway station^[45], a railway station^[46], in United Kingdom^[47]; and Cheshire West and Chester^[48], an unitary authority area in England^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 2009^[51].

FAQs

What awards did Chester receive?

Honors received include Sustainable Palm Oil Community^[3].