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Ellesmere Port–Warrington Line
Ellesmere may refer to: Places Australia * Ellesmere, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland * the former name of Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia Canada * Ellesmere Island, an Arctic island of Canada and named for Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere * Ellesmere Road, an arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and named after Ellesmere, Shropshire * Ellesmere station, a former Toronto subway station in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, which was the site of a derailment in 2023 New Zealand * Ellesmere, New Zealand, a locality in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand ** Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora, a lake near Ellesmere ** Ellesmere (New Zealand electorate), an historic New Zealand electorate United Kingdom * Ellesmere, Shropshire, a market town in Shropshire, England ** Ellesmere Castle ** Ellesmere Rural, a civil parish to the west * Ellesmere Park, area of Eccles, Greater Manchester, England * Ellesmere Port, an industrial tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere, Queensland
Ellesmere is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ellesmere had a population of 334 people. Geography The western boundary of the locality loosely follow the Stuart Range (Queensland), Stuart Range. Halys Round Mountain is in the south-west corner of the locality () rising to above sea level. Kumbia Road enters the locality from the east (Brooklands) and exits to the west (Alice Creek, Queensland, Alice Creek / Haly Creek, Queensland, Haly Creek). The land use is predominantly Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation, but there is also some crop growing and an area of rural residential housing in the north-east of the locality. History The Stuart Range was named by surveyor James Charles Burnett after the explorer Henry Stuart Russell, who explored the area in 1842. In August 1913, local residents desired to establish a school. In March 1915, the Queensland Government reserved of land for a sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere Port
Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south-eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, the built up area had a population of 65,430. The town was originally established on the River Mersey at the entrance to the Ellesmere Canal. As well as a service sector economy, it has retained large industries including Stanlow Refinery, Stanlow oil refinery, a chemical works and the Vauxhall Motors car factory. There are also a number of tourist attractions including the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, National Waterways Museum, the Blue Planet Aquarium and Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. History The town of Ellesmere Port was founded at the outlet of the never-completed Ellesmere Canal, named after the town of Ellesmere, Shropshire. The canal (now renamed) was designed and engineered by Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsmere (other)
Elsmere may refer to a place in the United States: * Elsmere, Delaware * Elsmere, Kentucky * Elsmere, Nebraska * Elsmere, New York See also * * Ellesmere (other) Ellesmere may refer to: Places Australia * Ellesmere, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland * the former name of Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia Canada * Ellesmere Island, an Arctic island of Canada and named for Fran ... * Elsmore (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmore (other)
Elmore may refer to: Places United States *Elmore, Alabama *Elmore, Illinois *Elmore, Minnesota *Elmore, Ohio *Elmore City, Oklahoma *Elmore, Vermont *Elmore, Wisconsin *Elmore County (other) *Elmore Township (other) *Lake Elmore Australia *Elmore, Victoria **Elmore railway station United Kingdom *Elmore, Gloucestershire, England Other uses *Elmore (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname *''Elmore Magazine'', an American music publication founded in 2005 *Elmore Manufacturing Company, a Brass Era car manufacturer *Elmore, California, the fictional town where ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is set See also * * Elsmore (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere Choi
Ellesmere Choi Chi-Kin (; born December 28, 1968) is a former Hong Kong TVB actor. Choi Chi Kin grew up in Ho Man Tin village, Kowloon in his early years. He attended Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) College in secondary school. In 1993, he joined the 6th Artist Training Course of the TVB Artist Training Course and later served as the host of children's programs. He is known as the "Prince of Travel" because of his participation in many travel programs. He spent his spare time studying at the Open University of Hong Kong and within 12 years. he completed the Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in International Business in 2006, the Master's degree in Business Administration in 1999, and the Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration in 2008. Currently, he had obtained the qualifications of CFP (Certified Financial Planner & Chartered Financial Planner), Approved Retirement Consultant and Life Insurance Manager. Filmography TV Series (TVB) *'' His True Father'' (2009) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Ellesmere
Earl of Ellesmere ( ), of Ellesmere in the County of Shropshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1846 for the Conservative politician Lord Francis Egerton. He was granted the subsidiary title of Viscount Brackley, of Brackley in the County of Northampton, at the same time, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Born Lord Francis Leveson-Gower, he was the third son of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland and Elizabeth Gordon, 19th Countess of Sutherland. In 1803 his father had inherited the substantial estates of his maternal uncle Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater. On his father's death in 1833, Lord Francis succeeded to the Egerton estates according to the will of the late Duke of Bridgewater, and assumed by Royal licence the surname of Egerton in lieu of Leveson-Gower. The Brackley and Ellesmere titles created for him in 1846 were revivals of titles held by the Dukes of Bridgewater. In 1963 his great-great-grandson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl Of Ellesmere
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of the arts. Ellesmere Island, a major island (10th in size among global islands) in Nunavut, the Canadian Arctic, was named after him. Among his close circle, Francis was also known by the affectionate nickname “ Egert”, a name he was said to have embraced personally. In later generations, this nickname would evolve into a distinct branch of the family bearing the Egert name, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe. Background and education Ellesmere was born at 21 Arlington Street, Piccadilly, London, on 1 January 1800, the third son of George Leveson-Gower (then known as Lord Gower) and his wife, Elizabeth Gordon who was 19th Countess of Sutherland in her own right. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and then held a commission in the Life Guards, which he resigned on his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere Canal
The Ellesmere Canal was a waterway in England and Wales that was planned to carry boat traffic between the rivers Mersey and Severn. The proposal would create a link between the Port of Liverpool and the mineral industries in north east Wales and the manufacturing centres in the West Midlands. However, the canal was never completed as intended because of its rising costs and failure to generate the expected commercial traffic. The Ellesmere Canal, which was first proposed in 1791, would have created a waterway between Netherpool, Cheshire, and Shrewsbury. However, only certain sections were completed; these were eventually incorporated into the Chester Canal, Montgomery Canal and Shropshire Union Canal. Although several major civil engineering feats were accomplished, major building work ceased following the completion of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805. The northern end of the navigation's mainline ended from Chester at Trevor Basin near Ruabon and its southern end was at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere Port And Neston
Ellesmere Port and Neston was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covered the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, namely that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The district had a population of about 81,800 (2006 estimate). The main towns were Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the village of Parkgate. It also included a number of villages such as Great Sutton and Willaston. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 by the merger of the borough of Ellesmere Port and the urban district of Neston. The district was originally called just Ellesmere Port, with the council changing the name in 1976. The new district was awarded borough status from its creation, allowing the chairman of the council to take the title of mayor. In 2006 the Department for Communities and Local Government considered reorganising Cheshire's administrative str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellesmere Park
Ellesmere Park is an area of Eccles, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, Ellesmere Park today is an affluent, predominantly residential area. History Ellesmere Park grew up around the turn of the 20th century. Contemporary views show pleasant, tree-lined roads, protected from the outside world by gates at the main entrances. Ellesmere Park is an area of approximately containing 450–500 properties. About 33% of the housing stock is Victorian, mainly large 2- to 3-storey detached or semi-detached houses/villas, usually standing in extensive grounds. Salford Council maintains a design guide for Ellesmere Park. The policy was prepared "in response to the decline in the environmental quality of Ellesmere Park which has taken place over recent years". Inter war (1918–1939) and post war (1945 onwards) housing is also well represented in Ellesmere Park. The developments of the late 19th and early 20th centuries give the area its characteristi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottsdale, Tasmania
Scottsdale is the largest town in north-east Tasmania, Australia, serving as the administrative and economic centre of the Dorset Council region. Located on the Tasman Highway, it connects Launceston to the east coast and acts as a key service hub for surrounding agricultural areas. The town has a strong historical association with potato and dairy farming, forestry, and poppy cultivation, industries that continue to support its economy. In recent years, Scottsdale has expanded into tourism, with attractions such as Barnbougle Dunes Golf Links and the Bridestowe Lavender Estate farm drawing visitors. It is also home to the Defence Science and Technology Group's nutrition research facility. Scottsdale is part of the federal Division of Bass and the state electoral division of the same name. According to the 2021 Australian census, Scottsdale had a population of 2,408 residents. History Scottsdale was first surveyed in 1855 and was noted by surveyor James Reid Scott for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
