Ellesmere Port is a large industrial town and port situated on the south border of the Wirral Peninsula on the banks of the Manchester Ship Canal, and to the north of the city of Chester.
The town is primarily industrial, being dominated by the Shell oil refinery at Stanlow and a former ICI chemical works. The town is also home to the Vauxhall Motors car factory, where the Astra range of cars is produced. Ellesmere Port is also home to a number of tourist attractions including the National Waterways Museum, the Blue Planet Aquarium and the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Village.
Located near the interchange of the M56 and the M53 motorways, and on the A41 road between Birkenhead and Chester, Ellesmere Port is well situated in the North West’s business network.