Population 209 (2001) Civil parish Ince Country England Dialling code 01928 Post town Cheshire | OS grid reference SJ449763 Region North West Local time Saturday 9:39 PM Ceremonial county Cheshire UK parliament constituency Ellesmere Port and Neston | |
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Unitary authority Weather 11°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
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 and Elton railway station with the village of Elton, which it runs into. According to the 2001 Census, it was recorded as having a population of 209.
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Map of Ince, Chester, UK
Ince Park is being developed near the village.
History
The name Ince, first recorded in the Domesday Book as Inise, 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.
Ince was an ancient parish in Eddisbury Hundred and became a civil parish in 1866. The civil parish was abolished in 1950, and absorbed into Ellesmere Port civil parish. The population stood at 443 in 1801, 422 in 1851 and 290 in 1901.
The present civil parish was separated from Ellesmere Port in 1987, with smaller boundaries.
Transport
Ince and Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages, but it is just within the Elton boundary. There are infrequent Monday ti Saturday services to Ellesmere Port, Stanlow and 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, and will be supported financially by Cheshire County Council. 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, (NCRUG). It campaigns for better rail services and improved public transport interchange.