The Little Book Of Cheshire Av Roger Stephens

<p><strong>Did You Know?</strong></p><ul> <li> <p>In medieval times, Cheshire was a County Palatine with its own independent parliament.</p> </li> <li> <p>The village of Willaston hosts the annual World Worm Charming Championships.</p> </li> <li> <p>With 86,000 ponds, Cheshire claims to be the pond capital of Europe.</p> </li> <li> <p>Cheshire cheese is the oldest named cheese in England.</p> </li> </ul><p><strong><em>The Little Book of Cheshire</em> is a fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information no one will want to be without.</strong> Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and hundreds of other facts, plus some authentically bizarre bits of historical trivia.</p><p>This is an ideal book to have by your bedside or to while away the hours on a long train journey. And if you like to take part in pub quizzes – or set them – then you will find this book a veritable treasure trove of useful information.</p>