Ellesmere Port and Neston

53°16′34″N 2°58′08″W / 53.276°N 2.969°W / 53.276; -2.969

Borough of
Ellesmere Port and Neston
Ellesmere Port and Neston
Shown within Cheshire
History
 • OriginEllesmere Port Municipal Borough
Neston Urban District
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 2009
 • Succeeded byCheshire West and Chester
StatusNon-metropolitan district
ONS code13UE
 • HQEllesmere Port

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).[1] The main towns were Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the village of Parkgate. It also included a number of villages such as Great Sutton and Willaston.

  1. ^ Ellesmere Port & Neston population estimate (mid 2006), Office for National Statistics, retrieved 24 May 2008