The Peckforton Hills  form a significant part of the longer Mid Cheshire Ridge which extends southwards from Frodsham towards Malpas,  large village that used to be what type of town?
Peckforton Hills: The Peckforton Hills are a sandstone ridge running broadly northeast–southwest in the west of the English county of Cheshire. Peckforton Hills:  They form a significant part of the longer Mid Cheshire Ridge which extends southwards from Frodsham towards Malpas. Malpas, Cheshire: Malpas is a large village that used to be a market town.
a market town