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Frodsham

Frodsham is a small market town in the county of Cheshire in the north west of England, north west of Chester, on the River Weaver[?], and overlooking the River Mersey estuary.

The town is of Saxon origin; its 11th century church is mentioned in the Domesday Book. When a salt refinery was opened in 1694, salt was brought by river from Northwich[?].

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