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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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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

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

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

From BBC Mar. 28, 2025

More 1,000 jobs are at risk, although Stellantis said an additional 600 staff were needed at its plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and that it would offer relocation support.

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

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