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Weston or Weston Village is a settlement in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. Formerly a separate village, it is now part of the town of Runcorn.

Weston
Weston Location within Cheshire
OS grid reference	SJ50978068
Unitary authority	Halton
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RUNCORN
Postcode district	WA7
Dialling code	01928
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Halton
List of places UK England Cheshire 53.321°N 2.738°W / 53.321; -2.738

Geography

Weston overlooks the Mersey river, and is separated from a large Ineos (formerly ICI) chemical plant by the Weston Point Expressway.

The Grade II* listed St John the Evangelist's Church is located in the village.

Chemical works

• Castner-Kellner Works, made trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene) and PVC
• Rocksavage Works, former ICI near the current Rocksavage Power Station, it made chlorinated methane products, and fluorocarbons for aerosol products, under the Arcton tradename

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