Ness, Cheshire
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Coordinates: 53°16′30″N 3°02′46″W / 53.275°N 3.046°W
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 Ness
Ness shown within Cheshire |
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| Population | 1,620 (2001 Census)[1] (Burton & Ness Ward) |
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| OS grid reference | SJ303758 |
| Unitary authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Ceremonial county | Cheshire |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NESTON |
| Postcode district | CH64 |
| Dialling code | 0151 |
| Police | Cheshire |
| Fire | Cheshire |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
| UK Parliament | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| List of places: UK • England • Cheshire | |
Ness is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the part that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is situated near to the town of Neston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It constitutes part of the Burton & Ness Ward of the district, with the ward having a total population of 1,620 in the 2001 Census.[1]
Local attraction Ness Botanic Gardens opened in 1898 and is now administered by the University of Liverpool.
Lord Nelson's mistress, Emma Hamilton, was born in Ness.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2001 Census: Burton & Ness, Office for National Statistics, http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=5948072&c=burton&d=14&e=16&g=428464&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1, retrieved 21 October 2007
- ^ Nelson and Lady Hamilton, National Museums Liverpool, 15 February 2005, http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/about/news/newsarticle.asp?id=447&venue=7, retrieved 10 April 2007
- ^ The Story of Nelson and Emma, Icons: A Portrait of England, http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/hms-victory/features/nelson-and-emma-letters-in-progress, retrieved 10 April 2007
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