Frodsham
Frodsham is a market town, civil parish, and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England.
Frodsham is a market town, civil parish, and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population in 2021 was 9,300. It is 14 miles (23 km) south east of Liverpool and 28 miles (45 km) 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–Manchester railway line pass through the town, and the M56 motorway passes to the northwest.
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Worth seeing in and around Frodsham
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Halton Castle
Halton Castle is a castle in the village of Halton, part of the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. The castle is on the top of Halton Hill, a sandstone prominence overlooking the village.
4.8 km · ruins of castle with later buildings in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Silver Jubilee Bridge
The Silver Jubilee Bridge crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards.
5.7 km · grade II listed through arch bridge in Runcorn/Widnes, UK · Wikipedia - 03Widnes-Runcorn Transporter Bridge
The Widnes–Runcorn Transporter Bridge crossed the River Mersey and Manchester Ship Canal linking the towns of Runcorn and Widnes. Completed in 1905, it was Britain's first transporter bridge and the largest of its type ever built in the world.
5.8 km · bridge · Wikipedia - 04Kingsley Castle
Kingsley Castle, also known as Castle Cob, a medieval motte near Kingsley, Cheshire, England. It is listed as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
4.7 km · also known as Castle Cob, a medieval motte near Kingsley, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05St John the Evangelist's Church, Alvanley
St John the Evangelist's Church is in the village of Alvanley, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Frodsham.
4.1 km · church in Alvanley, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Hale Head Lighthouse
Hale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside.
5.3 km · lighthouse built 1906 · Wikipedia - 07Frodsham Castle
Frodsham Castle was in the market town of Frodsham, Cheshire, England. Initially it served a military purpose, it then became a manor house and a gaol.
300 m · Castle in England · Wikipedia - 08Rocksavage
Rocksavage or Rock Savage was an Elizabethan mansion in Cheshire, England, which served as the primary seat of the Savage family. The house lies in ruins, at SJ526799 in Clifton.
2.5 km · grade II listed ruins in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09St Laurence's Church, Frodsham
St Laurence's Church is in Church Road, Frodsham, Cheshire, England. The church stands, not in the centre of the town, but in the elevated area of Overton overlooking the town.
800 m · Grade I listed church in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Runcorn Railway Bridge
The Runcorn Railway Bridge, Ethelfleda Bridge or Britannia Bridge crosses the River Mersey at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Cheshire, England. It stands alongside the Silver Jubilee Bridge.
5.8 km · bridge in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Frodsham
- Airports
- Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 9 km · Manchester (MAN), 30 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 95 km
- Stations
- Runcorn, 5.3 km · Frodsham railway station, 400 m · Runcorn railway station, 5 km · Helsby railway station, 3.6 km · Runcorn East railway station, 5.6 km
- Leeds, West Yorkshire → Frodsham96 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · £10–14
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Frodsham112 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · £14–18
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Frodsham106 km · quickest by road, 2h 20m · £12–16
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Frodsham
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Frodsham. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe town centre is quickly reachable by taking the A568 bypass south (Watkinson Way) and turning west onto A562 (Fiddler's Ferry Road).
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Next door to Frodsham
Frodsham is 21 km from Liverpool, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Haltonlocal government district in Cheshire, North West England5.6 km
- Helsbyvillage and civil parish in Cheshire West and Cheshire, Cheshire, England, UK3.8 km
- Kingsleyvillage and civil parish in Cheshire, United Kingdom4.6 km
- Preston Brookvillage and civil parish in Cheshire, England, UK5.6 km
- Sutton Weavervillage and civil parish in the Cheshire West and Chester district of Cheshire, England; formerly named Sutton3.4 km
- Manleyvillage and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, United Kingdom5 km