Little Neston

Little Neston
Harp Inn, Little Neston
Little Neston
Little Neston shown within Cheshire
Population	3,390 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ296764
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NESTON
Postcode district	CH64
Dialling code	0151
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°W / 53.280; -3.057Coordinates: 53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°W / 53.280; -3.057

Little Neston is a residential village south of Neston and situated on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. Little Neston is administratively part of Cheshire West and Chester and had a population of 3,390 at the 2001 Census.

The settlement was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Little Nestone.

Together with Neston, it is a former mining village, with shafts dug out underneath the River Dee. The slag heaps from these mining operations were open to the public and locally known as the 'Black Hills'. In the last few years, however, they have been fenced off to allow sheep to graze.

The marshes of the River Dee are popular with bird watchers and horticulturalists because of the wide range of flora and fauna to be found in the area.

Lord Nelson's mistress, Emma Hamilton, was born in nearby Ness and is remembered locally with the Lady Hamilton pub.

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