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The devastation caused by the Harrying was evident in the Domesday Book (1086), as much of the county's land was written off as "wasta" (wasteland). During this period, much of north-east Wales was recorded as being a part of Cheshire. The lands recorded as ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' (meaning "(lands) between the Ribble and Mersey"), effectively southern [[Lancashire]], may also have formed part of Cheshire at this time, but this is far from certain.

The devastation caused by the Harrying was evident in the Domesday Book (1086), as much of the county's land was written off as "wasta" (wasteland). During this period, much of north-east Wales was recorded as being a part of Cheshire. The lands recorded as ''Inter Ripam et Mersam'' (meaning "(lands) between the Ribble and Mersey"), effectively southern [[Lancashire]], may also have formed part of Cheshire at this time, but this is far from certain.

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.

 

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