Little Neston
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Little Neston | |
  Little Neston shown within Cheshire |
|
| Population | 3,390 (2001 Census)[1] |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| District | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| Shire county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NESTON |
| Postcode district | CH64 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| European Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Little Neston is a residential village south of Neston and situated on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. Little Neston is administratively part of the borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston and had a population of 3,390 at the 2001 Census.[1]
The settlement was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Little Nestone.[2]
Together with Neston, it is a former mining village, with shafts dug out underneath the River Dee. The slag heaps from these mining operations were open to the public and locally known as 'The Black Hills'. In the last few years however they have been fenced off to allow sheep to graze.
The marshes of the River Dee are popular with bird watchers and horticulturalists because of the wide range of flora and fauna to be found in the area.
Lord Nelson's mistress, Emma Hamilton, was born in nearby Ness[3] [4] and is remembered locally with the Lady Hamilton pub.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Little Neston. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved on 21 October 2007.
- ^ Cheshire (L-Z). Domesday Book Online. Retrieved on 21 October 2007.
- ^ Nelson and Lady Hamilton. National Museums Liverpool (15 February 2005). Retrieved on 21 October 2007.
- ^ The Story of Nelson and Emma. Icons: A Portrait of England. Retrieved on 21 October 2007.
[edit] External links
|
|||||||||||||||||
 This Cheshire location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
