Little Neston

Little Neston
Little Neston
	; Harp Inn, Little Neston
	Little Neston Location within Cheshire
Population	3,390 (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	SJ296764
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
UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston;
	List of places UK England Cheshire 53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°WCoordinates: 53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°W

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]

The settlement was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Little Nestone.^[2]

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^[3]^[4] 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.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "2001 Census: Little Neston". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
^ "Cheshire (L-Z)". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
^ "Nelson and Lady Hamilton". National Museums Liverpool. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
^ "The Story of Nelson and Emma". Icons: A Portrait of England. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.

External links[]

Neston website

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[2001_Census:_Little_Neston-1] "2001 Census: Little Neston". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 October 2007.

[2] "Cheshire (L-Z)". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 21 October 2007.

[3] "Nelson and Lady Hamilton". National Museums Liverpool. 15 February 2005. Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2007.

[4] "The Story of Nelson and Emma". Icons: A Portrait of England. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.

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Little Neston
Harp Inn, Little Neston
Little Neston Location within Cheshire
Population	3,390 (2001 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ296764
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

UK Parliament	Ellesmere Port and Neston
List of places UK England Cheshire 53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°W / 53.280; -3.057Coordinates: 53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°W / 53.280; -3.057

Little Neston

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