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Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, and is one of the best-preserved walled cities in the country.There are waterways are French, Brandywine, Ridley, and Big Elk creeks and Stubble and Marsh Creek lakes.
The population of the Chester urban area was 90,925 according to the 2001 census,with about 80,121 were identified as living in Chester, and the rest in Broughton or Saltney. The wider City of Chester district has a population of around 120,000.
The city main industries are retail, tourism and financial services. There is also a large Shell oil refinery, several large financial firms, M&S Money and also a chemical factory.
The city has two cinemas and a theatre, the Gateway Theatre, and in the summer the city hosts the annual Chester Music Festival, the Chester Midsummer Watch Parade and the Chester Mystery Plays, the latter of which dates from medieval times.
Chester has its own university, the University of Chester, and a major hospital, the Countess of Chester Hospital, named after Diana, Countess of Chester.
Chester has a railway station to the North East of the city centre. Bus transport in the city is provided by the council owned and operated Chester Bus (formerly Chester City Transport) as well as First Group and Arriva.
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