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

From BBC Jan. 21, 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

Jose Wilmin, who has been coming to New Brighton for more than 60 years from her home in Ellesmere Port, has witnessed the resort going through its ups and downs in that time.

From BBC Mar. 2, 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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