A town is of Saxon origin; its 11th century church is mentioned in the Domesday Book. While the salt refinery was opened in 1694, salt was brought by river from either Northwich.

Frodsham was a headquarters of Runcorn Rural District Council. Around 1974 the district was split between Halton Borough Council, Warrington Borough Council and Vale Royal District Council (now Vale Royal Borough Council.) A Village of Frodsham was within Vale Royal. In the early 1990's Vale Royal Borough Council opened the fresh purpose-purpose-made headquarters within Winsford. At a equivalent instance, its agents around Hartford touching Northwich (a previous headquarters of Northwich Rural District Council) & at Castle Park inside Frodsham (a previous headquarters of Runcorn Rural District Council) became downgraded. A Hartford places was sold for housing. A first of the Castle Park places became an on-going issue for the population of Frodsham.

Within 1982 the parish council became Frodsham Town Council and Frodsham was there are no hanker the village. A Chair of a parish council became the City manager of Frodsham. A council has those days are gone powers. A majority of powers come however held by Cheshire County Council & Vale Royal Borough Council.

Frodsham as well relates to the personal of noted clock makers. Charles Frodsham & Co. inside London come however one of a original clock provider to the English Royal Family. a Frodsham clock was the official period piece of Australia when it was founded by the British in 1788. A clock is however within display at a Royal Observatory in Sydney.

Frodsham, rather a neighboring village Helsby, has a hill overlooking a Mersey Estuary which is popular with walkers. Famous people from Frodsham

Gary Barlow, famous when a ballad maker within Nineties son band Take That grew up inside Frodsham.

Djibril Cissé, Liverpool and France footballer, now lives in Frodsham and acquired the title 'Lord of the manor of Frodsham' when he bought Ridge Manor House on Manley Road in 2005.