The Rode Hall Silver Band are an English brass band based in South Cheshire. One of the oldest in England, they formed in 1837 as the Rode Hall Fife and Drum Band, becoming a brass band in 1880. The band have played in the Congleton area ever since and are currently based in a property belonging to Lady Wilbraham of Rode Hall. The band compete in the North West 4th section. Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow.