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Farndon is a village in the county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dee, 8 miles south of Chester, and close to the border with Wales. Linking Farndon to the Welsh village of Holt on the other side of the Rive Dee is the famous medieval bridge originally constructed in 1339. John Speed (1542-1629), the famous cartographer was born in Farndon, and King Edward the Elder died here in 924. Some historians believe that Farndon was the location of the first ever competitive horse race with riders, in a local field on the banks of the River Dee. Nearby, Chester Racecourse is said to be the oldest racecourse in Britain. The village was at one time famous for its strawberries, which were grown in the surrounding fields. Today, this is no longer the case and the nearest fields are now in Holt.
