Weston, Runcorn
Weston or Weston Village is a settlement in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. Formerly a separate village, it is now part of the town of Runcorn.
Geography[]
Weston overlooks the Mersey river, and is separated from a large Ineos (formerly ICI) chemical plant by the Weston Point Expressway.
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Chemical works at Weston Point, Runcorn
The Grade II* listed St John the Evangelist's Church is located in the village.
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St John the Evangelist's Church
Chemical works[]
- , made trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene) and PVC
- , former ICI near the current Rocksavage Power Station, it made chlorinated methane products, and fluorocarbons for aerosol products, under the Arcton tradename
References[]
Categories:
- Chemical industry in the United Kingdom
- Economy of Cheshire
- Runcorn
- Villages in Cheshire
- Cheshire geography stubs