Editing Ellesmere Port (section)

{{Short description|Town in Cheshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country                  = England
|official_name            = Ellesmere Port
|type                     = Town
|coordinates              = {{coord|53.279|-2.897|display=inline,title}}
|london_distance          = {{convert|170|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boulter.com/gps/distance/?from=53.279+-2.897&to=51.507+-0.127&units=m|title=Coordinate Distance Calculator|work=boulter.com|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
|london_direction         = SE
|population               = 65,430
|population_ref           = (Built up area, 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021 |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwales/census2021 |website=Census 2021 |publisher=Office for National Statistics |access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref>
|unitary_england          = [[Cheshire West and Chester]]
|lieutenancy_england      = [[Cheshire]]
|region                   = North West England
|constituency_westminster = [[Ellesmere Port and Bromborough (UK Parliament constituency)|Ellesmere Port and Bromborough]]
|post_town                = ELLESMERE PORT
|postcode_district        = CH65, CH66
|postcode_area            = CH
|dial_code                = 0151
|os_grid_reference        = SJ4175
|static_image_name        = Fountain in front of Civic Hall - geograph.org.uk - 422531.jpg
|static_image_caption     = Ellesmere Port Civic Hall
}}
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'''Ellesmere Port''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|l|z|m|ɪər}} {{respell|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 <!--geographically and historically, but not administratively-->[[Wirral Peninsula]], {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} north of [[Chester]], on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. In the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], the built up area had a population of 65,430.

The town was originally established 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 Refinery|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, Ellesmere Port|National Waterways Museum]], the [[Blue Planet Aquarium]] and [[Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet]].

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