| CHESHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on CHESHIRE (2950 words) |
 | There are eight parliamentary divisions, namely, Macclesfield, Crewe, Eddisbury, Wirral, Knutsford, Altrincham, Hyde and Northwich, each returning one member; the county also includes the parliamentary borough of Birkenhead returning one member, and parts of the borough of Stockport, which returns two members, and of Ashton-under-Lyne, Chester, Stalybridge, and Warrington, which return one member each. |
| In order that the shire might be relieved of all obligations beyond the ever-pressing necessity of defending its borders against the inroads of hostile neighbors, it was constituted a county palatine which the earl of Chester held as freely by his sword as the king held England by his crown. |
| The county had its independent parliament consisting of the barons and clergy, and courts, and all lands except those of the bishop were held of the earl. |
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