Elton, Cheshire

Elton
Station Road
Elton  Elton shown within Cheshire
Population	3,528 (2001)
OS grid reference	SJ456758
Civil parish	Elton
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH2
Dialling code	01928
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston
List of places: UK • England • Cheshire

Elton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) to the northeast of Chester, between Helsby and Ellesmere Port, near to the River Mersey. Its proximity to the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal have contributed to its industrial character. The village is on the north-western edge of the Cheshire plain, approximately 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from Stanlow Refinery, a Shell facility and the seventh largest oil refinery in Europe. The refinery produces one-sixth of the United Kingdom's petrol.

Elton Scouts

In Elton, there is a great scout group that had to close many years ago however, a few of Elton's residents have decided to reopen it. So far, the scout troop have been re-open for more than a bit and the scouts are enjoying themselves very much. The Cheshire hike is what many of the scouts there try to do year in, year out. In order to achive the cheshire challange for this year, the scouts are getting together with the rest of their group and spendiong time with the Bevers and Cubs. The scouts are '1st Ince and Elton' scouts. There has been a website set up for the 1st ince and elton group. [www.1stinceandelton.org.uk]

At the time of the 2001 Census, the village of Elton had a population of 3,528. Elton was briefly in the media spotlight in 1997 when one of its residents, Louise Woodward, went on trial for murder in the USA.

By 2007, 65 hectares of the former Ince Power Station site near the Mersey had been redeveloped as part of a large bottle production factory owned by Quinn Glass, containing two glass melting furnaces and 13 bottle production lines. It was estimated that £250 million was invested into this project and the factory outputs 1.2 billion bottles per year.

It has recently been proposed that a 95 kilowatt power station and various recycling plants be sited on a water meadow near Elton. The land is owned by Peel Holdings and the proposal is in its embryonic stage.

Transport links

Ince and Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages. There are infrequent Monday - Saturday services to Ellesmere Port, Stanlow & Thornton, Helsby, Liverpool Lime Street, and Warrington Bank Quay. The nearest station with better services and facilities is either Ellesmere Port or Helsby.

The number 36 bus visits Elton hourly in each direction, and operates from Ellesmere Port bus station with a destination of Runcorn. This service is operated by GHA Coaches, but supported financially by Cheshire County Council.

The British Rail sign indicating a railway station entrance

Public transport in Elton is supported by the North Cheshire Rail User Group, (NCRUG). It campaigns for better rail services and improved public transport interchange.

• Further to this edit, Elton has a bus that links chester, elton, and manchester this is named as the X3.

• The nearest motorways are the M56 and the M53 and the local road the A5117 links elton to wales if followed in a southerly direction.

External links

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