Weston or Weston Village is a settlement in the

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, England. Formerly a separate village, it is now part of the town of

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Geography

Weston overlooks the

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river, and is separated from a large

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(formerly ICI) chemical plant by the Weston Point Expressway. The Grade II*

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St John the Evangelist's Church is located in the village.

Chemical works

* Castner-Kellner Works, made

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and perchloroethylene (

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) 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

References

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