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ancient Deva or Devana Castra
City and administrative district (pop., 2001: 118,207), seat of Cheshire county, England.
Located on the River Dee south of Liverpool , it is an active port and railroad centre. For several centuries after AD 60, Chester was the Roman "camp on the Dee," headquarters of the 20th Legion; well-preserved Roman walls remain. It was the last place in England to surrender to mystery play s of the Chester cycle. The gradual silting of the Dee led to the city's decline, but in the 19th century railroad traffic renewed Chester's prosperity.
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{{link=Arthur Chester Alan">Arthur Chester Alan
Chester Burton Atkins
Bowles Chester Bliss
French Daniel Chester
Gould Chester
Nimitz Chester William
Edward Chester Babcock