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The history of Cheshire can be traced back to the Hoxnian Interglacial, between 400,000 and 380,000 years BP. Primitive tools that date to that period have been found. Stone Age remains have been found showing more permanent habitation during the Neolithic period, and by the Iron Age the area is known to have been occupied by the Celtic ...
Industry. Four museums about the local silk industry, including the Silk Museum on Park Lane, Paradise Mill, Heritage Centre, and the West Park Museum. [29] Nantwich Museum. Nantwich. Local. Local history including Cheshire's role in the Civil War, local salt, cheese, clothing, shoe and clock-making industries, and art.
1069–1071: William I leads the Norman Conquest into Cheshire; besieges Chester and kills Edwin, Earl of Mercia. [citation needed] 1070: Hugh d'Avranches created as first Earl of Chester. [29] 1070: Chester Castle built. [30] 1070: Frodsham Castle built. [31] 1075: St John the Baptist's Church, Chester becomes a cathedral.
History of Chester. The history of Chester extends back nearly two millennia, covering all periods of British history in between then and the present day. The city of Chester was founded as a fort, known as Deva Vitrix, by the Romans in AD 70s, as early as AD 74 based on discovered lead pipes. The city was the scene of battles between warring ...
Lindow Man. Lindow Man on display at the British Museum in 2023. Lindow Man, also known as Lindow II and (in jest) as Pete Marsh, is the preserved bog body of a man discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow in Cheshire, North West England. The remains were found on 1 August 1984 by commercial peat cutters.
1161095. Location in Cheshire. The Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse, Northwich, Cheshire, records the social, cultural and industrial history of west Cheshire. It was formerly known as the Salt Museum, reflecting its early focus on the history of salt extraction, a local industry dating back to Roman times. The museum was renamed Weaver Hall ...
Pages in category "Historic house museums in Cheshire" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
www .nms .ac .uk /national-museum-of-scotland /. Natural Sciences department, the room opened in 1866 with natural history collections transferred from the adjacent University of Edinburgh. The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, Scotland is a museum of Scottish history and culture. It was formed in 2006 with the merger of the new Museum ...