Ince, Cheshire

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Ince
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The village boundary sign on Station Road
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Ince
Location within Cheshire
Population203 (2011 census)
OS grid reference SJ449763
Civil parish
  • Ince
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CHESTER
Postcode district CH2
Dialling code 01928
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Fire Cheshire
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53°16′55″N2°49′34″W / 53.282°N 2.826°W / 53.282; -2.826 Coordinates: 53°16′55″N2°49′34″W / 53.282°N 2.826°W / 53.282; -2.826

Ince is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated immediately to the east of the Stanlow Oil Refinery. It shares Ince & Elton railway station with the village of Elton, which it runs into.

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According to the 2001 census it was recorded as having a population of 209. [1] By the 2011 census this had marginally reduced to 203. [2]

Ince Park is being developed near the village.

History

The name Ince, first recorded in the Domesday Book as Inise, [3] is from the Primitive Welsh ïnïs, meaning "island". The name refers to the village's position on a low ridge in the marshlands around the rivers Gowy and Mersey. [4] [5]

Ince was a township split between the ancient parishes of both Ince and Stoak, within the Eddisbury Hundred. It existed as a civil parish between 1866 and 1950, when it was absorbed into Ellesmere Port civil parish. The population stood at 443 in 1801, 422 in 1851 and 290 in 1901. [6] The present civil parish was separated from Ellesmere Port in 1987, with smaller boundaries. [6]

Landmarks

The remains of Ince Manor, one of the earliest recorded properties of St Werburgh's Abbey (now Chester Cathedral), were given Grade I listed status in 1963. [7]

Governance

Since 1983, Ince has formed part of the Ellesmere Port and Neston parliamentary constituency, presently represented by Justin Madders of the Labour Party.

The unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester replaced Chester City Council and Cheshire County Council on 1 April 2009. Ince is within the electoral ward of Gowy Rural.

Ince is represented by its own parish council. [8]

Transport

Ince & Elton railway station, serving both Ince and Elton villages Inceeltonsign.jpg
Ince & Elton railway station, serving both Ince and Elton villages

Ince & Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages, but it is just within the Elton boundary. There are infrequent Monday to Saturday services to Ellesmere Port, Stanlow & Thornton, Helsby, Liverpool Lime Street, and Warrington Bank Quay. The nearest station with better services and facilities is either Ellesmere Port or Helsby.

The X2 bus visits Ince hourly in each direction and operates from Chester bus station with a destination of Runcorn. The service is operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire. Ince also has a few morning and evening journeys on service DB8 to Chester Business Park.

Public transport in Ince is supported by the North Cheshire Rail User Group. [9] It campaigns for better rail services and improved public transport interchange.

Economy and industry

Landowners The Peel Group are developing a 54 hectares (130 acres) industrial site on a former water meadow at Ince Park. The Protos "energy and resource hub" [10] houses a biomass power station, a timber recycling plant and designated "nature areas". [11] [12] The construction of a facility to recover energy from non-recyclable waste began in 2020. [13]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Ince Parish (13UE001)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Ince Parish (E04011120)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cheshire A-K: Ince". Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ↑ Watts, Victor, ed. (2010). "Ince". The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   978 0 521 16855 7.
  5. ↑ "Key to English Place-Names: Ince". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Ince". GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
  7. ↑ Historic England. "Manor House of Abbey of St Werburgh Chester, including Old Hall and Monastery Cottages (1138810)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "Welcome". Ince Parish Council. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Website of the North Cheshire Rail Users Group". Ncrug.org.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "Protos: Destination". Peel L&P. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Protos: Site availability". Peel L&P. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "First 'waste' energy generated at Protos in Cheshire". letsrecycle.com. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Biffa, Covanta & GIG in financial close on Protos EfW". letsrecycle.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

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