Ellesmere Port

American  

noun

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

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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)

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Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

There would now be a period to transfer machinery and process knowledge to Ellesmere Port, it said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Parent company Stellantis announced the van plant's closure in November as it planned to move its electric van production to another site in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

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

From BBC • Feb. 7, 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