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The earldom of Mercia was abolished around this time, and the Earldom of Chester (roughly co-terminus with the combined areas of Cheshire and Flintshire) was established. The earldom was sufficiently independent from the kingdom of England that the 13th-century Magna Carta did not apply to the shire of Chester, so the earl wrote up his own Chester Charter at the petition of his barons
The earldom of Mercia was abolished around this time, and the Earldom of Chester (roughly co-terminus with the combined areas of Cheshire and Flintshire) was established. The earldom was sufficiently independent from the kingdom of England that the 13th-century Magna Carta did not apply to the shire of Chester, so the earl wrote up his own Chester Charter at the petition of his barons
==Culture==
===Architecture===
Many buildings in Cheshire featured black and white timber framing, giving many towns in the county a distinct [[Tudor]] charm. Examples of Tudor manor houses in Cheshire include the 15th century Bramall Hall near [[Stockport]] and the early-16th century Little Moreton Hall near [[Congleton]]. Black-and-white Revival architecture of the 19th century refers to the architectural movement that revived Tudor-style timber framing, and has been described as a "Cheshire specialty", due to numerous examples of such architecture in the county town Chester.
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