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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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A car drove through a fence at the Partou Sunny Days Nursery and Pre-school on Vale Road in the Whitby area of Ellesmere Port in Cheshire at just before 09:55 BST, police said.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

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

The MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough added that he would personally be willing to rebel over the issue.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2026

"Quite a lot of people here have really invaluable skillsets which they'll need in Ellesmere Port," she said.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2025

In particular the rapid large-scale production of indigo by the Levinstein firm, at Ellesmere Port, was a considerable achievement.

From The Riddle of the Rhine; chemical strategy in peace and war by Victor Lefebure

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