Cheshire Township, Ohio

Cheshire Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 898.

Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
 * Rutland Township, Meigs County - north
 * Salisbury Township, Meigs County - northeast
 * Addison Township - south
 * Springfield Township - southwest corner
 * Morgan Township - west
 * Salem Township, Meigs County - northwest corner

Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.

The farthest upstream Ohio River township in the county, it includes Gallia County's farthest east point.

The village of Cheshire is located in southeastern Cheshire Township.

Name and history
It is the only Cheshire Township statewide.

Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.