Ellesmere Port and Neston
| Borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston |
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 Shown within Cheshire |
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| History | |
| • Origin |
Ellesmere Port Municipal Borough Neston Urban District |
| • Created | 1 April 1974 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 2009 |
| • Succeeded by | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| ONS code | 13UE |
| • HQ | Ellesmere Port |
Coordinates: 53°16′34″N 2°58′08″W / 53.276°N 2.969°W
Ellesmere Port and Neston was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covered the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, namely that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
The district had a population of about 81,800 (2006 estimate). Its main town was Ellesmere Port, an industrial town on the Manchester Ship Canal, which connects at Eastham locks to the River Mersey. The rest of the district was partly rural and partly residential including small towns such as Neston and Parkgate, both on the River Dee. It also included a number of villages such as Great Sutton and Willaston.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 by the merger of the borough of Ellesmere Port and the urban district of Neston. The district was known simply as Ellesmere Port until the name was changed by the council effective 21 June 1976.
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