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Cheltenham Ghost

One of the earliest accounts of an apparition investigated by the Society for Psychical Research.

Cheshire acre

Historical measure of area that was used in the 19th century.

Cheshire cat

Fictional character that appears in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).

Cheshire Plain

Relatively flat expanse of lowland in North West England, the surface expression of the Cheshire Basin, an area of sedimentary rocks overlain by Mercia Mudstones laid down about 250 million years ago.

Chevalier Taylor

Redirected to John Taylor (oculist)

Chiaroscuro

Technique used in the visual arts that makes use of light and shadow to define three-dimensional objects and surfaces.

Chigwell Hall

Grade II listed manor house in Chigwell, Essex, owned by the Metropolitan Police Service and serving as it sports and social club.

Chiltern Hundreds

Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds is a procedural device allowing members of parliament to resign before a general election.

Chintz

Printed, painted, stained or glazed calico to which mordants and resists have been used to help dyes adhere.

Choir screen

Redirected to rood screen.