Ness or NESS may refer to:

Places

Australia

* Ness, Wapengo, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales

United Kingdom

Ness, Cheshire Ness is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the part that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated near to the town of Neston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. It constitutes part of the Burton ...

, England, a village *

Ness, Lewis Ness ( gd, Nis) is the northernmost part of the Isle of Lewis, a community consisting of about 16 villages, including Lionel, Lewis, Lionel, Habost, Swainbost, Cross, Lewis, Cross, North Dell, North and South Dell, Cross Skigersta, Skigersta, Eor ...

, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK * Cuspate foreland, known in England as "ness", a coastal landform * Loch Ness, a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands, noted for the Loch Ness Monster *

Ness Botanic Gardens Ness Botanic Gardens are near the cities of Liverpool and Chester on the English-Welsh border in the Wirral Peninsula. They occupy a site of 64 acres overlooking the Dee Estuary. The Ness Botanic Gardens were created by Arthur Kilpin Bulley (1861 ...

, owned by the University of Liverpool and located on the Wirral Peninsula, England *

Ness Islands Ness or NESS may refer to: Places Australia * Ness, Wapengo, a heritage-listed natural coastal area in New South Wales United Kingdom * Ness, Cheshire, England, a village * Ness, Lewis, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK * Cuspat ...

, in the River Ness, in Scotland * Ness Point, most easterly point of the UK, located in Lowestoft, England *

Ness Waterfall Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls. Scotland has over 150 waterfalls, most are situated in the H ...

, Scotland *

River Ness The River Ness (Scottish Gaelic: ''Abhainn Nis'') is a river in Highland, Scotland, UK. It flows from Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of Loch Ness, north-east to the mouth of the Beauly Firth at Inverness, a distance of about , with a fall ...

, a river which links Loch Ness to the North Sea at Inverness, Scotland, UK

United States

Ness City, Kansas Ness City is a city in and the county seat of Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,329. Ness City is famous for its four-story Old Ness County Bank Building located downtown, and nicknam ...

Ness County, Kansas Ness County (standard abbreviation: NS) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,687. The largest city and county seat is Ness City. The county was named for Corporal Noah V. Ness of ...

Ness Township, Minnesota Ness Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census. Saint Louis County Road 29 (CR 29) passes through the northwest corner of Ness Township. County Road 5 (CR 5) runs north–s ...

Elsewhere

Mount Ness The Batterbee Mountains are a group of prominent mountains rising to , which forms part of the dissected edge of Dyer Plateau overlooking George VI Sound, on the west coast of Palmer Land. First seen and photographed from the air by Lincoln Ellswo ...

, Palmer Land, Antarctica *

Ness Lake Ness Lake is a lake in British Columbia's Northern Interior. Located northwest of the city of Prince George, it is a popular destination for fishing, swimming and other recreational activities. The lake has a distinctive shape, as it is divid ...

, British Columbia, Canada

People

Ness (given name) Ness is a unisex given name, which means "''from the headland''". People * Ness Edwards (1897–1968), Welsh Labour Party politician * Ness Flowers, Welsh rugby player in the 1970s and '80s * Ness Murby (born 1985), Canadian athlete * Ness Wadi ...

Ness (surname) The surname Ness may refer to: Politics * Don Ness (born 1974), American politician from Duluth, Minnesota * James Van Ness (1808–1872), seventh mayor of San Francisco, USA from 1855 to 1856 * Steinar Ness (born 1959), Norwegian politician fo ...

* Ness, nickname of

Alma Moreno Venesa Moreno Lacsamana (born; May 25, 1959), professionally known as Alma Moreno, is a Filipina actress and politician. Early life Moreno was born in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur to her parents Frank Lacsamana, from Pampanga, and Jean Moreno. Acting ...

(born 1959), Filipina actress and politician * Ness, a name sometimes used by French rapper

Nessbeal Nabil Sahli (born 16 August 1978), better known by his stage name Nessbeal, is a French rapper. Nessbeal started earlier as NessBeal under which he released his debut studio album ''La mélodie des briques''. At times he has also used NE2S or ju ...

(born 1978)

Fictional entities

* Ness (EarthBound), from ''EarthBound'' in the ''Mother'' video game series *

Ness (Irish mythology) Ness ( ga, Neasa, Nessa, sga, Neas, Ness), also called Nessa, is a princess of the Ulaid and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her father is Eochaid Sálbuide, king of the Ulaid. According to one version of ...

, a princess * NESS, one of two warring factions in the anime series ''

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko is a Japanese anime series based on a novel by Takashi Shōji. It consists of two 3-episode OVA sets and a 26-episode television series animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. The series was released in the United States by ...

'' * Lapras, a

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

whose prototype name was Ness

Organizations and enterprises

* Ness Foundation, a medical research charity near Inverness, Scotland * Ness Digital Engineering, an Israel-based provider of IT services * New England Skeptical Society (NESS) * National Emergency Stockpile System, a Canadian reserve system * Nisga'a Elementary Secondary School (NESS), Gitlakdamix, British Columbia, Canada

Ships

* , two Royal Navy ships * Ness-class combat stores ship, a Royal Navy class of three ships

Other uses

* Ness Award, an annual award of the Royal Geographical Society beginning in 1970 * Near Earth Space Surveillance (NESS), a mission of the

Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite The Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (NEOSSat) is a Canadian microsatellite using a 15-cm aperture f/5.88 Maksutov telescope (similar to that on the MOST spacecraft), with 3-axis stabilisation giving a pointing stability of ~2 arcsecon ...

NESS Energy Project The NESS Energy Project is an incinerator currently in full operation in Aberdeen, UK. It is situated in East Tullos Industrial Estate on a site formerly used for gas storage. History In February 2022, construction workers staged a walkout in a ...

, an incinerator in Aberdeen, Scotland