Deals with aspects of the very early history of Cheshire. This volume contains chapters on Physique, Prehistory, the Roman Period, Anglo-Saxon Cheshire, and the Cheshire Domesday that provide an outline of events up to the late 11th century. The evolution of the rocks and soils of the county provided the physical framework for human activity.

Focusing on the very early history of Cheshire through the 11th-century, this volume contains chapters on geology, prehistory, the Roman period, Anglo-Saxon Cheshire and the Cheshire Domesday.