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Ellesmere Port

American

noun

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

Ellesmere Port British

noun

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

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Parent company Stellantis is consolidating its UK van production at its Ellesmere Port factory in Cheshire.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 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

Sally Jones, from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, was left paralysed from the waist down after a motorbike crash in January 2020.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Stellantis said it was investing £50m "to strengthen the Ellesmere Port plant as its UK commercial vehicle hub".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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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