Cheshire is a county located in the north-west of England, bordering Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Shropshire. The county has over one million residents and approximately 80 parishes and 700 civil parishes. It includes several small but notable towns such as Nantwich, Northwich, Crewe and Macclesfield but its larger settlements, Warrington and Chester, are home to approximately one third of Cheshire's population.