Cheshire borders [[Lancashire]] across the River Mersey to the north, with a significantly shorter border with [[Yorkshire]] to the north east. Its eastern border is mostly with [[Derbyshire]]. To the south, Cheshire borders [[Staffordshire]] and [[Shropshire]], bordering [[Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire]], both in Wales, to the west. | Cheshire borders [[Lancashire]] across the River Mersey to the north, with a significantly shorter border with [[Yorkshire]] to the north east. Its eastern border is mostly with [[Derbyshire]]. To the south, Cheshire borders [[Staffordshire]] and [[Shropshire]], bordering [[Denbighshire]] and [[Flintshire]], both in Wales, to the west. |