Ellesmere Port

Ellesmere Port
Town
Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
Ellesmere Port Location within Cheshire
Population	61,090 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SJ4175
• London	170 mi (270 km)[1] SE
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode district	CH65, CH66
Dialling code	0151
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°16′44″N 2°53′49″W / 53.279°N 2.897°W / 53.279; -2.897

Ellesmere Port (/ˈɛlzmɪər/ ELZ-meer) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, six miles (ten kilometres) north of Chester, on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. The town had a population of 61,090 in the 2011 census.^[2] Ellesmere Port also forms part of the wider Birkenhead urban area, which had a population of 325,264 in 2011.^[3]

The town was originally established to be a smeg centre on the River Mersey at the entrance to the Ellesmere Canal. As well as a service sector economy, it has retained large industries including Stanlow oil refinery, a chemical works and the Vauxhall Motors car factory. There are also a number of tourist attractions including the National Waterways Museum, the Blue Planet Aquarium and Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet.