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[[Image:Inceeltonsign.jpg|thumb|left|Ince & Elton station, serving both Ince and Elton villages.]] |
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Ince and Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages, although it is situated just within the Elton boundary There are infrequent Monday - Saturday services to [[Ellesmere Port railway station|Ellesmere Port]], [[Stanlow and Thornton railway station|Stanlow & Thornton]], [[Helsby railway station|Helsby]], [[Liverpool Lime Street]], and [[Warrington Bank Quay]]. The nearest station with better services and facilities is either [[Ellesmere Port railway station|Ellesmere Port]] or [[Helsby railway station|Helsby]]. |
Ince and Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages, although it is situated just within the Elton boundary. There are infrequent Monday - Saturday services to [[Ellesmere Port railway station|Ellesmere Port]], [[Stanlow and Thornton railway station|Stanlow & Thornton]], [[Helsby railway station|Helsby]], [[Liverpool Lime Street]], and [[Warrington Bank Quay]]. The nearest station with better services and facilities is either [[Ellesmere Port railway station|Ellesmere Port]] or [[Helsby railway station|Helsby]]. |
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The number 36 bus visits Ince 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 number 36 bus visits Ince 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. |
Revision as of 15:04, 12 August 2008
Ince | |
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Population | Expression error: "209 (2001 Census)[1]" must be numeric |
OS grid reference | SJ449763 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CHESTER |
Postcode district | CH2 |
Dialling code | 01928 |
Police | Cheshire |
Fire | Cheshire |
Ambulance | North West |
UK Parliament | |
- For people named Ince, see Ince (surname)
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Ince is a village and the only civil parish in the Ellesmere Port and Neston district of Cheshire, England. It is situated immediately to the east of the Stanlow Oil Refinery. It shares Ince and Elton railway station with the village of Elton, which it runs into. According to the 2001 Census, it was recorded as having a population of 209.[1]
Ince was formerly a township and parish in Eddisbury Hundred and became part of Ellesmere Port civil parish in 1950. The population stood at 443 in 1801, 422 in 1851 and 290 in 1901.[2]
Transport Links
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Ince and Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages, although it is situated just within the Elton boundary. 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 Ince 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.
Public transport in Ince is supported by two rail user groups, Merseyside & Cheshire Railways Campaign,[3] known as MCRC, and the North Cheshire Rail User Group, (NCRUG).[4] They campaign for better rail services and improved public transport interchange.
See also
- St James' Church, Ince
- Ince Manor
- Ince-in-Makerfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester
- Ince Blundell, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside
References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Ince (civil parish)". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 February.
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