page_title: Frodsham
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Frodsham / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: English: Alice Coote in "Carmen"
context_page_description: Frodsham is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population was 8,982 in 2001, increasing to 9,077 at the 2011 Census. It is approximately 3 miles south of Runcorn, 16 miles south of Liverpool, and 28 miles southwest of Manchester. The River Weaver runs to its northeast and on the west it overlooks the estuary of the River Mersey. The A56 road and the Chester–Manchester railway line pass through the town, and the M56 motorway passes to the northwest.
  In medieval times Frodsham was an important borough and port belonging to the Earls of Chester. Its parish church, St. Laurence's, still exhibits evidence of a building present in the 12th century in its nave and is referenced in Domesday Book.
  A market is held each Thursday, and Frodsham's viability as a trading centre was emphasised by the presence of the "big five" clearing banks and several building societies, though the branches of HSBC and NatWest have recently closed.
context_section_description: Bridge Frodsham (1734–1768) was an English actor, born in Frodsham 
  William Charles Cotton (1813–79), who introduced beekeeping to New Zealand, was vicar of Frodsham 1859–1879.
  Holbrook Gaskell II (1846–1919) a chemical industrialist, he died at his house Erindale in Frodsham
  Harriet Shaw Weaver (1876–1961), feminist political activist and patron of James Joyce, was born in Frodsham.
  Bob Carolgees (b. 1948), 1980s TV entertainer, owns a candle shop at the Lady Hayes Craft Centre, near Frodsham.
  Patrick Larley (b. 1951), classical composer, conductor, organist and solo singer, was born in the town.
  Caradog Jones (b. 1962), the first Welshman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, lives in Frodsham.
  Paul Marsden (b. 1968), former MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham 1997 to 2005, was born in Frodsham.
  Alice Coote (b. 1968) mezzo-soprano was born in Frodsham.
  Daniel Craig (b. 1968), actor, lived in Frodsham from 1972 to his early teens, at the Ring o' Bells pub where his father was landlord.
  Gary Barlow (b. 1971), singer, pianist, songwriter and producer, was born in Frodsham.
  Emma Cunniffe (b. 1973) is a British film, stage and television actress.
  Djibril Cissé (b. 1981), ex-Liverpool, Sunderland and France footballer, lived in the town as Lord of the Manor of Frodsham.
caption: Alice Coote, 2007
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