Ellesmere Port
Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastham & Stoke
Historical Forms
- Ellesmere Port in Netherpool 1831 Hem
- Ellesmere Port or Whitby Locks 1842 OS
Etymology
Ellesmere Port (109–4077), 1819 Orm2, Ellesmere Port in Netherpool 1831 Hem, Ellesmere Port or Whitby Locks 1842 OS, described in 1819 Orm2 ii424 as 'a petty port, (named) from the termination of the Dee and Mersey branch of the Ellesmere Canal (i.e. the Shropshire Union), and its connection with the estuary of the latter river, taking place at this point'. It is now a municipal borough, chartered in 1935, and a c.p. including the townships of Gt Stanney, Stanlow, part of Hooton, Netherpool, Overpool, Great-and-Little Sutton, Childer Thornton, Whitby, part of Capenhurst, and Ledsham. v. Addenda.