Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Town of
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Ellesmere Port and Neston is in the north west of Cheshire
spanning the southern part of the Wirral peninsula, stretching
from the River Dee on one side to the Mersey on the other.
Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council was created in 1974.
It is a place of contrasts, with beautiful countryside and parks and top
tourist attractions combined with industrial and commercial heritage and fine
shopping providing something of interest for everyone.
Rapid growth in recent years has seen millions of visitors flock to
attractions like:
Cheshire Oaks designer outletThe Blue Planet Aquarium
The borough's biggest town is Ellesmere Port, which is situated off the M53
motorway close to its junction with the M56 motorway. Ellesmere Port
developed when commercial trading started along the Shropshire union canal and
later the Manchester Ship Canal. Ellesmere Port town centre is now home to
a busy shopping centre and market.
To the west of the borough lie the rural villages of Willaston, Ness and
Burton. While Neston, a bustling market town, and Parkgate, a popular bathing
resort in the 18th century, situated on the Dee estuary looking across to the
mountains of North Wales.
Official Town of
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
website: www.epnbc.gov.uk
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