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___MASK16___ ( or ; archaically the County ___MASK65___ ___MASK89___ Chester ; abbreviated Ches .) is a county in North West England , bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north , ___MASK45___ to the east , Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Wales to the west ( bordering Wrexham and Flintshire ). ___MASK16___ ' s county town is Chester ; the largest town is Warrington . The Pennines , also known as the Pennine Chain or Pennine Hills , are a range ___MASK89___ mountains and hills in Northern England separating North West England from Yorkshire and North East England . The ___MASK16___ Plain is a relatively flat expanse ___MASK89___ lowland almost entirely within the county ___MASK89___ ___MASK16___ in north - west England . It extends from the Mersey Valley in the north to the Shropshire Hills in the south , bounded by the hills ___MASK89___ north Wales to the west and the foothills ___MASK89___ the Pennines to the north - east . The ___MASK92___ Peninsula lies to the north - west whilst the plain merges with the South Lancashire Plain in the embayment occupied by Manchester to the north . In detail , the plain comprises two areas with distinct characters , the one to the west ___MASK89___ the Mid ___MASK16___ Ridge and the other , larger , part to its east . Andrew John Hughes ( born 2 January 1978 in ___MASK12___ ) is an English footballer who currently holds the position ___MASK89___ First Team / Development Coach at Rotherham United . Known for his versatility , his main position is as a central midfielder , but he also played regularly at fullback during his career . Hughes played over 100 games for each ___MASK89___ Notts County , Reading and Leeds United . ___MASK12___ is a major city and metropolitan borough in Greater ___MASK12___ , ___MASK31___ , with a population ___MASK89___ 514 , 414 . It lies within the United Kingdom ' s second - most populous urban area , with a population ___MASK89___ 2 . 55 million . ___MASK12___ is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east and an arc ___MASK89___ towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority is ___MASK12___ City Council . Greater ___MASK12___ is a metropolitan county in North West ___MASK31___ , with a population ___MASK89___ 2 . 8 million . It encompasses one ___MASK89___ the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs : Bolton , Bury , Oldham , Rochdale , ___MASK5___ , Tameside , Trafford , Wigan , and the cities ___MASK89___ ___MASK12___ and Salford . Greater ___MASK12___ was created on 1 April 1974 as a result ___MASK89___ the Local Government Act 1972 ; and designated a City Region on 1 April 2011 . ___MASK31___ is a country that is part ___MASK89___ the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest ___MASK89___ ___MASK31___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK31___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths ___MASK89___ the island ___MASK89___ Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles ___MASK89___ Scilly , and the Isle ___MASK89___ Wight . A metropolitan borough is a type ___MASK89___ local government district in England , and is a subdivision ___MASK89___ a metropolitan county . Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 , metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts . However , all ___MASK89___ them have been granted or regranted royal charters to give them borough status ( as well as , in some cases , city status ). Metropolitan boroughs have been effectively unitary authority areas since the abolition ___MASK89___ the metropolitan county councils by the Local Government Act 1985 . However , metropolitan boroughs pool much ___MASK89___ their authority in joint boards and other arrangements that cover whole metropolitan counties , such as combined authorities . ___MASK12___ City Council is the local government authority for ___MASK12___ , a city and metropolitan borough in Greater ___MASK12___ , ___MASK31___ . It is composed ___MASK89___ 96 councillors , three for each ___MASK89___ the 32 electoral wards ___MASK89___ ___MASK12___ . The council is controlled by the Labour Party and led by Sir Richard Leese . Sir Howard Bernstein is the chief executive . Many ___MASK89___ the council ' s staff are based at ___MASK12___ Town Hall .