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Ellesmere Port

American  

noun

  1. a city in Cheshire, NW England, on the Mersey River.


Ellesmere Port British  

noun

  1. a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The child was struck by a black Infiniti FX30D on Anchor Drive, in Ellesmere Port, at about 11:40 BST on Sunday, Cheshire Police said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Essar, which runs the Stanlow oil refinery in Ellesmere Port, has apologised for breaking the rules 491 times over a four-year period.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Parent company Stellantis announced the closure of the van plant in Luton with plans to move electric van production to another site in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2025

After work ceases in Luton, machinery will be transferred to Ellesmere Port and production on Vauxhall's medium all-electric vans will commence in 2026.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

The system of the Shropshire Union railways and canal company, which is connected by lease with the London & North-Western railway company, carries considerable traffic, especially in the neighbourhood of Ellesmere Port.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

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