Ince

:"For people named Ince, see Ince (surname)."

Infobox UK place
country= England
official_name= Ince
map_type= Cheshire
latitude= 53.281345
longitude= -2.826662
population= 209 (2001 Census)
civil_parish= Ince
shire_district= Ellesmere Port and Neston
region= North West England
shire_county= Cheshire
constituency_westminster= Ellesmere Port and Neston
post_town= CHESTER
postcode_district= CH2
postcode_area= CH
dial_code= 01928
os_grid_reference= SJ449763

Ince is a village and the only civil parish in the Ellesmere Port and Neston district 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.citeweb|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=792618&c=Ince&d=16&e=15&g=428644&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1202854147218&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779|title=2001 Census: Ince (civil parish)|work=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=12 February|accessyear=2008]

Ince was formerly a township and parish in Eddisbury Hundred and became part of Ellesmere Port civil parish in 1950. The population stood at 443 in 1801, 422 in 1851 and 290 in 1901. [citeweb|url=http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/chs/ince.html|title=Cheshire Towns & Parishes: Ince|work=GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy|accessdate=20 April|accessyear=2008]

Transport Links

Ince and Elton railway station serves both Ince and Elton villages, although it is situated just within the Elton boundary. There are infrequent Monday - 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 number 36 bus visits Ince hourly in each direction, and operates from Ellesmere Port bus station with a destination of Runcorn. This service is operated by GHA Coaches, but supported financially by Cheshire County Council.

Public transport in Ince is supported by two rail user groups, Merseyside & Cheshire Railways Campaign, [http://www.mcrc.co.nr] known as MCRC, and the North Cheshire Rail User Group, (NCRUG). [http://www.ncrug.org.uk] They campaign for better rail services and improved public transport interchange.

ee also

* St James' Church, Ince
* Ince Manor
* Ince-in-Makerfield, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester
* Ince Blundell, in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside

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