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Inventions, innovations and firsts made in the county of Cheshire, in North West England.

Inventions and discoveries

Polythene — invented in 1933, at ICI in Northwich.^[1]^[2]

Pulsation Engine — a precursor to the hydraulic ram, invented by John Whitehurst in Oulton Park.

First observation of extragalactic radio source — the Andromeda nebula (M31) made at Jodrell Bank in 1950 ^[3]^[4]

Innovations and firsts

Cheshire Cheese — there are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580.^[5]

UK's first Neighbourhood Watch

First known stagecoach ran between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637.

First dementia-friendly checkout — Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia-friendly checkout."^[6]

References

^ Rob Sharp, Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags, The Independent, 7 Aug 2015
^ BBC Manchester, "History of the World: the first piece of polythene ", BBC, 7 Aug 2015
^ Jodrell Bank, "The Early History", University of Manchester, 7 Aug 2015
^ R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31).", Nature Publishing Group, 7 Aug 2015
^ Helen Carter, "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese", The Guardian, 3 April 2011
^ Chester Chronicle, "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout", Chester Chronicle, 3 June 2015

[1] Rob Sharp, Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags, The Independent, 7 Aug 2015

[2] BBC Manchester, "History of the World: the first piece of polythene ", BBC, 7 Aug 2015

[3] Jodrell Bank, "The Early History", University of Manchester, 7 Aug 2015

[4] R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31).", Nature Publishing Group, 7 Aug 2015

[5] Helen Carter, "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese", The Guardian, 3 April 2011

[6] Chester Chronicle, "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout", Chester Chronicle, 3 June 2015

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+Inventions, innovations and firsts made in the county of [[Cheshire]], in [[North West England]].
-== Inventions & Discoveries ==
-'''Polythene''' invented in 1933, at ICI in Northwich
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene#History
-http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/polythenes-story-the-accidental-birth-of-plastic-bags-800602.html
-http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9042000/9042044.stm
+== Inventions and discoveries ==
-'''Pulsation Engine''' a precursor to Hydraulic Ram, invented by  John Whitehurst in Oulton Park
+'''[[Polyethylene#History|Polythene]]''' — invented in 1933, at ICI in [[Northwich]].<ref>Rob Sharp, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/polythenes-story-the-accidental-birth-of-plastic-bags-800602.html ''Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags''], ''The Independent'', 7 Aug 2015</ref><ref>BBC Manchester, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9042000/9042044.stm "History of the World: the first piece of polythene "], ''BBC'', 7 Aug 2015</ref>
-https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulsation_Engine
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_ram
+'''[[Hydraulic ram#History|Pulsation Engine]]''' — a precursor to the [[hydraulic ram]], invented by [[John Whitehurst]] in [[Oulton Park]].
-'''First observation of extragalactic radio source''' The Andromeda nebula (M31) made at Jodrell Bank in 1950
-http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/history/early.html
-http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v166/n4230/abs/166901a0.html
+'''First observation of extragalactic radio source''' — the Andromeda nebula ([[Andromeda Galaxy|M31]]) made at [[Jodrell Bank]] in 1950 <ref>Jodrell Bank, [http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/history/early.html "The Early History"], ''University of Manchester'', 7 Aug 2015</ref><ref>R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v166/n4230/abs/166901a0.html "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31)."], ''Nature Publishing Group'', 7 Aug 2015</ref>
-== Firsts ==
+== Innovations and firsts ==
+'''[[Cheshire cheese|Cheshire Cheese]]''' — there are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580.<ref>Helen Carter, [https://www.theguardian.com/global/the-northerner/2011/apr/27/cheshire-cheese-revival-sales-plummet "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese"], ''The Guardian'', 3 April 2011</ref>
-'''Claim of "Birth of England" AD937'''
-A suggested site of Battle of Brunanburh was Bromborough in AD937 between King Athelstan and a Scots-Viking-Irish coalition. There are even suggestions that is was the fairway of 11th hole at Brackenwood golf course. The outcome has been described as "Birth of England" with the continued separation of the British Isles into distinct nations.
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brunanburh#Battle_site
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebington
-http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/4112301.stm
+'''UK's first [[Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)|Neighbourhood Watch]]'''
-'''Cheshire Cheese''': There are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday, and so the first county chesse, or along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580.
-http://www.reecescheese.co.uk/about-us/history-of-cheshire-cheese
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_cheese
-http://www.theguardian.com/global/the-northerner/2011/apr/27/cheshire-cheese-revival-sales-plummet
-http://www.cheese.com/cheshire/
-https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yHDNDoGjJgcC&lpg=PA118&ots=czzwhzppDp&dq=cheshire%20cheese%20domesday%20book&pg=PA118#v=onepage&q=cheshire%20cheese%20domesday%20book&f=false
+'''[[Timeline of Cheshire history#17th century|First known stagecoach]]''' ran between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637.
-'''UK First Neighbourhood Watch'''
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbourhood_Watch_%28United_Kingdom%29
+'''First dementia-friendly checkout''' — Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia-friendly checkout."<ref>Chester Chronicle, [http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-tesco-store-first-implement-9383653 "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout"], ''Chester Chronicle'', 3 June 2015</ref>
-'''First publicly funded civic park in Britain.'''
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead_Park
-'''First known stagecoach''' runs between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Cheshire_history#17th_century
-'''First Dementia Friendly Checkout''' Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia friendly checkout."
-http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/chester-tesco-store-first-implement-9383653
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Cheshire}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Lists of inventions or discoveries]]
-{{Portal|Cheshire}}