Cheshire - Settlements

Settlements

The county is home to some of the most affluent areas of Northern England, including Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Prestbury, Tarporley and Knutsford, named in 2006 as the most expensive place to buy a house in the north of England. The former Cheshire town of Altrincham was in second place. The area is sometimes referred to as The Golden Triangle on account of the area in and around the above mentioned towns and villages.

The cities and towns in Cheshire are:

Ceremonial county	District	Centre of administration	Other Towns or Cities
Cheshire	Cheshire East (unitary)	Sandbach	Alsager, Bollington, Crewe, Congleton, Knutsford, Macclesfield, Middlewich, Nantwich, Wilmslow
	Cheshire West and Chester (unitary)	Chester	Ellesmere Port, Frodsham, Malpas, Neston, Northwich, Winsford
	Halton (unitary)	Widnes	Runcorn
	Warrington (unitary)	Warrington	Lymm

Some settlements which were historically part of the county now fall under the counties of Derbyshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester:

Derbyshire	Crowden, Newtown, Tintwistle, Whaley Bridge (western part), Woodhead
Greater Manchester	Altrincham, Bramhall, Bredbury, Cheadle, Cheadle Hulme, Dukinfield, Gatley, Hazel Grove, Hyde, Marple, Romiley, Sale, Stalybridge, Stockport, Wythenshawe
Merseyside	Bebington, Birkenhead, Heswall, Hoylake, Wallasey, West Kirby

Chester Stockport Birkenhead Crewe W'shawe Ellesmere Port Runcorn Wallasey Widnes Sale Macclesfield Altrincham Winsford Hyde Wilmslow Cheadle Hulme Congleton Bramhall Marple Stalybridge Knutsford Northwich Notable places in Cheshire – red. Towns traditionally considered in Cheshire – orange.