Elton (Elton)
Elton is a village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, 13 km northeast of Chester, between Helsby and Ellesmere Port, near the River Mersey. Its proximity to the Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal have contributed to its industrial character. The village is on the north-western edge of the Cheshire Plain, 2.5 km from Stanlow Refinery.
At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 3,586.
The name of the village was recorded in the Domesday Book as Eltone, derived from the words ēl and tūn, meaning "eel farm or settlement''.
Elton was a township within the Thornton parish of the Eddisbury Hundred. It became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded at 167 in 1801, 216 in 1851, 190 in 1901, 410 in 1951 and rising to 3,528 by 2001.
The village was briefly in the media spotlight in 1997 when one of its residents, Louise Woodward, went on trial for murder in the USA.
At the 2011 census, the village had a population of 3,586.
The name of the village was recorded in the Domesday Book as Eltone, derived from the words ēl and tūn, meaning "eel farm or settlement''.
Elton was a township within the Thornton parish of the Eddisbury Hundred. It became a civil parish in 1866. The population was recorded at 167 in 1801, 216 in 1851, 190 in 1901, 410 in 1951 and rising to 3,528 by 2001.
The village was briefly in the media spotlight in 1997 when one of its residents, Louise Woodward, went on trial for murder in the USA.
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Currency / Language
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GBP | Pound sterling | £ | 2 |
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EN | English language |
GD | Gaelic language |
CY | Welsh language |