Ellesmere Port
Built-up area in Cheshire West and Chester, England
| Coordinates: | 53.278, -2.894 |
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| OS grid ref: | SJ 40 76 |
| Dialling code: | 01244 (Chester) |
Ellesmere Port is a waterside town in Cheshire West and Chester, England, sitting at the northern end of the Manchester Ship Canal where it meets the River Mersey. It grew up during the canal and industrial era as a purpose-built port serving salt, chemical and later heavy industry, and its location near the Wirral and a short drive from Chester means it has strong regional transport links.
Today the town mixes post-industrial neighbourhoods with retail and visitor attractions: the National Waterways Museum celebrates its canal heritage, the nearby Cheshire Oaks outlet draws shoppers, and a long-standing Vauxhall car plant and various industrial estates have shaped the local economy. Ongoing regeneration and community projects aim to broaden opportunities while keeping the town’s maritime and industrial past visible.
Postcode districts covering Ellesmere Port
Most populated places nearby
- Liverpool 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Birkenhead 10.1 miles16.3 km
- St. Helens 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Wigan 21.1 miles34 km
- Warrington 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Southport 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Chester 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Chester Castle 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Crewe 22.3 miles36 km
- Wrexham 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Buckley 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Runcorn 8.9 miles14.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Central & Grange Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Wolverham Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Westminster Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Whitby Park Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Little Stanney Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Whitby Groves Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Strawberry Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Sutton Villages Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stoak Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Netherpool Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Ledsham & Manor Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Backford Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Ellesmere Port
CH65 3AQ, CH65 7EG, CH66 2JR, CH66 4XQ, CH66 4SZ, CH66 1JZ, CH66 2JJ, CH66 2LJ, CH66 4RW … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Manchester Airport 26.1 miles42 km
- Ellesmere Port Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Overpool Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
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Schools in Ellesmere Port
- Archers Brook SEMH Residential School Special
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church C of E Primary School Primary
- Hinderton School Special
- Little Sutton C of E Primary School Primary
- Meadow Primary School Primary
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primary
- Rossmore School Primary
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primary
- St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Sutton Green Primary School Primary
- The Acorns Primary and Nursery School Primary
- The Oaks Community Primary School Primary
- The Whitby High School Secondary
- Westminster Community Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Cheshire Oaks Shopping centre 1 mile1.7 km
- Stanlow Abbey (England) Historic site 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Chester Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles10.2 km
- The Airfield Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Airbus UK FC Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Connahs Quay Nomads Stadium 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Prenton Park Stadium 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Liverpool Echo Arena Stadium 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Delamere Forest Forest 9.3 miles14.9 km
- World Museum Liverpool Museum 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Maritime Mercantile City Historic site 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Eaton Hall Estate 10 miles16.1 km