Ellesmere Port Pioneer - Information - Ellesmere Port History

Ellesmere Port history

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:09:00 GMT

Ellesmere Port is an industrial town and cargo port to the south of the Wirral Peninsula on the River Mersey estuary.

Neston and Parkgate history

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:08:00 GMT

Neston is a small market town on the Wirral peninsula. Its Viking name means farmstead on the promontory and it appeared in the Domesday Book as Nestone which was owned by William Fitznigel.

Stanlow and Ince history

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:06:00 GMT

Stanlow and Ince lie to the east of Ellesmere Port town centre and are surrounded by Shell's Stanlow Refinery.

Hooton history

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:59:00 GMT

Hooton gains it's name from a combination of the Saxon words 'ho' (point of land into the sea or plain) and 'tun' (a farm).