Chester is the County town of Cheshire, England. Situated on the River Dee, on the border with Wales, Chester has one of the best-preserved medieval walled cities in the United Kingdom. It is the main settlement of the wider Chester District. Chester city has a total population of 80,121. Its name in Welsh is Caer. The inscription on the city's Coat of Arms reads: 'Antiqui Colant Dierum Antiquum', which translates as 'Let the Ancients worship the Ancient of Days.