Little Neston

Little Neston
Harp Inn, Little Neston
Little Neston is located in Cheshire
Little Neston
Little Neston
Location within Cheshire
Population3,390 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ296764
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNESTON
Postcode districtCH64
Dialling code0151
PoliceCheshire
FireCheshire
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire
53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°W / 53.280; -3.057

Little Neston is a village south of Neston and situated on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. Little Neston is administratively part of Cheshire West and Chester and had a population of 3,390 at the 2001 Census.[1]

View of the marsh, Little Neston

Together with Neston, it is a former mining village, with shafts dug out underneath the River Dee.

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[2][3] and is remembered locally with the Lady Hamilton pub.

Little Neston is home to St Winifride's RC Primary School on Mellock Lane and Woodfall Primary School on Woodfall Lane. Neston Primary School on Burton Road is also in Little Neston. The nearest high school is Neston High School in Raby Park Road, Neston.

History

The settlement was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Little Nestone.[4]

Little Neston was formerly a township in the parish of Neston,[5] in 1866 Little Neston became a separate civil parish, on 30 September 1894 the parish was abolished to form Neston cum Parkgate.[6] In 1891 the parish had a population of 1012.[7] From 1974 to 2009 it was in Ellesmere Port and Neston district.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: Little Neston". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Nelson and Lady Hamilton". National Museums Liverpool. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  3. ^ "The Story of Nelson and Emma". Icons: A Portrait of England. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Cheshire (L-Z)". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  5. ^ "History of Little Neston, in Ellesmere Port and Neston and Cheshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Relationships and changes Little Neston CP/Tn through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Population statistics Cove CP/Tg through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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