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| |official_name= Ellesmere Port | |||
| |latitude= 53.279 | |||
| |longitude= -2.897 | |||
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| |population= 64,100 | |||
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| |post_town= ELLESMERE PORT | |||
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| '''Ellesmere Port''' is a large industrial town and port in the unitary authority of ] and the ceremonial county of ], ]. It is situated on the south border of the ] on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, which in turn gives access to the ], and to the north of the city of ]. The town had a population of 64,100 as of the ]. | |||
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| The town is primarily industrial, being dominated by a ] oil refinery at ] and a former ] chemical works. The town is also home to the ] car factory, noted for producing the ] range of cars in the United Kingdom. There are a number of tourist attractions: the ], the ] and the ] which is owned by ]. | |||
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| == History == | |||
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| The town of Ellesmere Port was founded as an outlet to the sea from ], ] and the Welsh border area around ] via a ] initially called the ]. The canal was designed and engineered by ] and ] as part of a project to connect the rivers ], ] and ]. The canal connected to the Mersey in the village of Netherpool, and the basin was known as Whitby Locks. The section between Whitby Locks and ] was opened in 1795, connecting two of the rivers; but the connection to the Severn was never completed. | |||
| ] from ] towards ]]] | |||
| The village of Netherpool gradually changed its name to the 'Port of Ellesmere', and by the early 19th century, to Ellesmere Port. Settlements had existed in the area since the writing of the '']'' (the suburbs of ], ] and ] are all mentioned). Many of the village names are derived from ], in common with much of the rest of the Wirral Peninsula, which had been an extensive ] settlement. The first houses in Ellesmere Port itself, however, grew up around the docks and the first main street was Dock Street, which now houses the National Waterways Museum. Station Road, which connected the docks with the village of Whitby, also gradually developed and as more shops were needed, some of the houses became retail premises. As the expanding industrial areas growing up around the canal and its docks attracted more workers to the area, the town itself continued to expand. | |||
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| By the mid-20th century, thanks to the opening of the ] in 1894 and the Stanlow Oil Refinery in the 1920s, the town had expanded so that it now incorporated the villages of Great and Little Sutton, Hooton, Whitby, Overpool and Rivacre as suburbs. The town centre itself had moved from the Station Road/Dock Street area, to an area that had once been home to a ] (indeed, ] Borough Council officially refer to the town centre as 'Stud Farm' for housing allocation purposes) around the crossroads of Sutton Way/Stanney Lane and Whitby Road. Demand for housing was further increased with the opening of the ] car plant in 1962. Between the 1950s and 1980s, a number of new housing estates were developed, many of them on the sites of former farms such as Hope Farm and Grange Farm. Most of these estates consisted of both ] and privately-owned homes and flats. In the mid-1980s, the Port Arcades, a covered ] was built in the town centre, which complemented the erection of ] store{{Fact|date=July 2007}} which was bought out by ] prior to the completion of the Port Arcades. By the 1990s, it was the retail sector rather than the industrial that was attracting workers and their families to the town. This was boosted with the building of the Cheshire Oaks outlet village and the Coliseum shopping park, which also included a ] cinema; prior to this,the town's only cinema had been a single screen in the EPIC Leisure Centre. | |||
| The town continues to grow and expand, and more housing estates and shops are being built. The industrial sector is still a major employer in the town although in recent years, a number of factories have been closed and jobs lost. | |||
| The Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere Port is now Vauxhall's only car factory in Britain since the closure of the Luton plant in 2004, and currently produces the ] and ] models for the British market. Doubts over the plant's future were ended in 2007 when ] confirmed that the next generation Astra will be built at the plant when it is launched in 2010.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} The Vectra's replacement is also expected to be built at the plant from 2008. | |||
| == Governance== | |||
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| Ellesmere Port was nearly included into the ], in ], when that was formed on 1 April 1974. It was removed from the proposals before the ] had its first reading, and instead remained in Cheshire as part of the borough of ]. The two towns, and the other villages that comprised the borough, are places on the ] that are not part of Merseyside. | |||
| Ellesmere Port is part of the ] parliament constituency. The current ] is ] (Labour). | |||
| In 2007, plans were announced which proposed combining the borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston with the ] and ] districts to form a new "West Cheshire" ].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.ellesmereport-neston.gov.uk/feature.htm?item=32 |title=Future of local government in Cheshire|publisher=Ellesmere Port & Neston Borough Council|accessdate=27 July 2007}}</ref> On 25 July 2007, following a consultation period, the name of the new unitary authority was officially announced to be ].<ref>{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/6916055.stm |title=County split into two authorities|publisher=BBC News|date=25 July 2007|accessdate=27 July 2007}}</ref> This was the subsequently renamed ] and the Conservatives won control of this council in elections in May 2008, including winning a majority of seats in the Ellesmere Port area for the first time. The new unitary authority came into being on 1 April 2009. | |||
| ===Twin towns=== | |||
| *{{flagicon|GER}} ], Germany | |||
| ==Geography== | |||
| Suburban localities of Ellesmere Port include: | |||
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| *], including Hope Farm and Grange. | |||
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| *Westminster | |||
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| *] (locally called Stanney Grange) including Cheshire Oaks and Wolverham. | |||
| *] | |||
| == Transport == | |||
| Ellesmere Port is located near the interchange of the ] and the ] motorways. The ] between ] and ], also passes through the area. There is a bus station in the town centre with frequent services to Chester,Liverpool, ], ], ],and ]. There are some services to Mold, North Wales. Occasional National Express coaches serve the bus station. Most services are operated by ], ] or ]. | |||
| ] has frequent electric trains to Chester and ] via the ] of the ] network. There is also an infrequent service to ], with the route passing through ] and Elton. | |||
| The ] joins the Mersey estuary north-west of Ellesmere Port at ], but the town is also the northern terminus of the ] (which used to exchange goods with sea-going boats at what is now the National Waterways Museum). | |||
| ==Sports== | |||
| Speedway racing operated at the stadium in Thornton Road in the mid to late 1970s and in the 1980s. Ellesmere Port Gunners raced in the lower tier Leagues. ] are the local football team. | |||
| ==Notable residents== | |||
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| The following people are natives of Ellesmere Port, or have lived there for a period of time. | |||
| * Comedian ] grew up in the town's Wolverham district. | |||
| * ], author, grew up in Ellesmere Port the daughter of a grocer as chronicled in her book ''About My Father's Business''. | |||
| * Horror author ] has used the local library in the town when working on his novels.{{Fact|date=June 2009}} | |||
| * ], footballer who played for ] between 1910-1926. | |||
| * ], former ] player and manager was born in Ellesmere Port on 25 October 1916. Like his friend Joe Mercer he played football for Cambridge Road School and Ellesmere Port Boys. | |||
| * ], 2008 Ladies World Darts Champion currently resides in Ellesmere Port with her husband ]. | |||
| * ], footballer who played for Everton, ] and ]. Born in Ellesmere Port in 1929. He worked for Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council before returning to Everton, where he works as an ambassador for the club. | |||
| * ], Labour MP and former government minister, born and educated in the town and still has family connections locally.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.bevhughes.co.uk/about.htm |title=About Bev Hughes|publisher=Labour Party|accessdate=3 August 2009}}</ref> | |||
| * ] from pop group ] grew up here. | |||
| * ], England football international and manager was born in Ellesmere Port on 9 August 1914. He played football for Cambridge Road School and was selected to play for Ellesmere Port Boys against Chester Boys in January 1929. Mercer led Manchester City to the 1968 First Division championship, and went on to win the FA Cup (1969), League Cup (1970) and European Cup Winners' Cup (1970). | |||
| * ], The Ex-Deputy Prime Minister attended the Grange Secondary Modern School in 1948. | |||
| == See also == | |||
| * ] | |||
| == References == | |||
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| == External links == | |||
| www.ellesmereportpioneer.co.uk - local newspaper | |||
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