Little Neston

Little Neston

The Harp Inn, Little Neston
Little Neston
 Little Neston shown within Cheshire
Population 3,390 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSJ296764
Unitary authorityCheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial countyCheshire
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NESTON
Postcode district CH64
Dialling code 0151
Police Cheshire
Fire Cheshire
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentEllesmere Port and Neston
List of places
UK
England
Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°16′48″N 3°03′25″W / 53.280°N 3.057°W / 53.280; -3.057

Little Neston is a residential 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 slag heaps from these mining operations were open to the public and locally known as 'The Black Hills'. In the last few years, however, they have been fenced off to allow sheep to graze.

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.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "The Story of Nelson and Emma". Icons: A Portrait of England. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
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