Willaston, Ellesmere Port and Neston
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Willaston is a village on the Wirral Peninsula with a population of approximately 4,000. The village itself is centred on a village green. The village is between Neston and Ellesmere Port, just south of the border of the district of Ellesmere Port and Neston with Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
The name Willaston is believed to have originated from its meeting place at for the Wirral Hundred (or TON), it became known as the the Hundred of Wilaveston.
[edit] Famous People
- Sami Hyypia - Liverpool F.C. Footballer.
- Stan Boardman - Comedian.
- Gerry Marsden of pop-group Gerry and the Pacemakers
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[edit] External Links
 Cheshire Portal |
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| Unitary authorities: | Halton • Warrington |
| Boroughs/Districts: | Chester City • Congleton • Crewe and Nantwich • Ellesmere Port and Neston • Macclesfield • Vale Royal |
| Cities/Towns: | Alsager • Bollington • Chester • Congleton • Crewe • Ellesmere Port • Frodsham • Knutsford • Macclesfield • Middlewich • Nantwich • Neston • Northwich • Runcorn • Sandbach • Warrington • Widnes • Wilmslow • Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire |
