Fact Sheets

There are nine different fact sheets in the Revealing Cheshire’s Past Series.

They are a great introduction to the story of Cheshire’s past with information on over 50,000 years of history.

Each one shows the distribution of archaeological sites of different periods and tells you the ones you can visit.

You can pick up these FREE fact sheets at the following museums, and wherever the Community Exhibition is on display.

Fact sheets are available from The Salt Museum, Northwich; Warrington Museum & Art Gallery; Nantwich Museum; West Park Museum, Macclesfield; The grosvenor Museum, Chester and Norton Priory Museum, Runcorn.

You can also download A4 format pdf versions of the factsheets.

1. Barrows to Bog Bodies – Prehistoric Cheshire 1172kb

2. From Farm to Fortress – Roman Cheshire 867kb

3. Invasion and Settlement – Saxon Cheshire 978kb

4. Manors, Moats and Monastaries – Medieval Cheshire 935kb

5. Changing times – Post medieval Cheshire 841kb

6. Salt, Silk and Soap – Industrial Cheshire 815kb

7. From Turnpikes to Trains – Transport 968kb

8. Historic Towns of Cheshire 847kb

9. Archaeology in Cheshire – A young persons guide 1080kb

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