Editing Frodsham (section)

===Recent history===
[[File:Frodsham - Castle Park House (geograph 3116662).jpg|thumb|Castle Park House]]
Frodsham was the headquarters of [[Runcorn Rural District|Runcorn Rural District Council]]. In 1974 the district was split between [[Halton (borough)|Halton]] Borough Council, [[Warrington]] Borough Council and [[Vale Royal]] District Council (latterly Vale Royal Borough Council). In the early 1990s Vale Royal Borough Council opened a new purpose-built headquarters in [[Winsford]]. At the same time, its offices in [[Hartford, Cheshire|Hartford]] near Northwich (the former headquarters of Northwich Rural District Council) and at Castle Park in Frodsham (the former headquarters of Runcorn Rural District Council) were downgraded.

[[Castle Park House, Frodsham|Castle Park House]] had a major refurbishment in 2005–06 and now operates as a "one-stop shop" for [[Cheshire West and Chester|Cheshire West and Chester Council]], providing a number of services for the community and for businesses.

In 1992 the parish council became Frodsham Town Council and Frodsham was no longer a village. The chair of the parish council became the mayor of Frodsham. The majority of powers were held by Cheshire County Council and Vale Royal Borough Council who were replaced by [[Cheshire West and Chester|Cheshire West and Chester Council]] on 1 April 2009.

Frodsham was home to [[Frodsham School]], a [[Science, technology and society|science and technology]] college, which closed in July 2009 owing to the falling birth rate, and was amalgamated with [[Helsby High School]]. The site was redeveloped and now houses the new health centre for the town.

Frodsham, like the neighbouring village of [[Helsby]], has a hill overlooking the [[River Mersey|Mersey estuary]], which is popular with dog walkers and naturalists. Frodsham Hill, overlooking Frodsham and the Liverpool [[skyline]], is a large sandstone hill, home to many farms, prestige homes and the Mersey View [[nightclub]] (commonly known as 'the View') and Forest Hills Hotel. Before the construction of the hotel and nightclub, famously hosting one of [[the Beatles]]' first appearances, the site was home to a very large [[helter skelter (ride)|helter skelter]] and a fine collection of vintage coin-operated amusement machines.

The Frodsham Caves are found in the sandstone foundations of Frodsham Hill.