Chester is a local government area in the Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, England. The area includes the city of Chester and the towns of Malpas, Tarvin, and Farndon. The city of Chester is the administrative center of Cheshire West and Chester.
Chester stands on a rocky height above the River Dee. It was once a Roman fort called Deva. Archaeologists have uncovered and preserved many Roman remains there. Other points of interest include Chester Cathedral, part of which dates from the 1200’s, during Norman times; the Rows, a series of shopping arcades built one story above the ground-floor level in the 1200’s and 1300’s; and the town walls, which protected the city against invaders during the Middle Ages and are still intact. Chester city attracts many tourists.
See also Cheshire .
