Willaston is a village situated on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England. Centred on a village green, it is located between Neston and Ellesmere Port, less than a mile south of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral boundary. It is located very closely to Eastham and Bromborough and just a short distance away from Neston.
HINT:
👉 Willaston, Cheshire West in the context of Wirral Hundred
53°21′50″N 3°02′10″W / 53.364°N 3.036°W
The Hundred of Wirral is the ancient administrative area for the Wirral Peninsula. Its name is believed to have originated from the Hundred of Wilaveston, the historic name for Willaston, which was an important assembly point in the Wirral Hundred during the Middle Ages. The ton suffix in a place name normally indicates a previous use as a meeting location for officials. During its existence, the hundred was one of the Hundreds of Cheshire.
In this Dossier
- ⭐ Core Definition: Willaston, Cheshire West
- 👉 Willaston, Cheshire West in the context of Wirral Hundred
- Willaston, Cheshire West in the context of Eastham, Merseyside
Willaston, Cheshire West in the context of Eastham, Merseyside
Eastham is a village and an electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. Historically (until 1974), it was part of Cheshire. It is situated on the Wirral Peninsula, to the south of Bromborough and to the east of Willaston.
At the 2001 census, it had a population of 12,250, although the total ward population for the village stood at 13,637 In 2011, the villages population was not measured separately but a review was carried out for the ward. The total population had risen to 13,882.
View the full Wikipedia page for Eastham, Merseyside