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Portrait of John Hunter Littler by Stephen Pearce

...that British general John Hunter Littler (pictured) had two horses shot from under him during the 29 December 1843 Battle of Maharajpore?
...that St Paul's Church in Hooton has been described as "unquestionably one of the most spectacular churches of Cheshire"?
...that while there are over 1,300 Iron Age hill forts in England, Kelsborrow Castle is one of only seven in Cheshire?
...that Chester Racecourse, built on the site of a blocked harbour in 1533, is the oldest horse racing course in England?

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