From its early origins, probably in Saxon times, the Neston area has a long and rich history.
Until less than 200 years ago there was a port here, moving first from Burton to Neston and later to Parkgate as the River Dee silted up and was finally diverted, and there was even a deep coal mine here until relatively recently.
The area is also the birthplace of Nelson’s mistress, Emma Hamilton, and Wilfred Grenfell, a medical missionary to Labrador.
Click on the links below to find out more about the people, places and activities that helped make the Neston area what it is today.