Port Sunlight

Port Sunlight
An example of Port Sunlight village architecture
Port Sunlight Location within Merseyside
Population	1,450 (2001 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	SJ338847
• London	176 mi (283 km)[2] SE
Metropolitan borough	Wirral
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIRRAL
Postcode district	CH62
Dialling code	0151
ISO 3166 code	GB-WRL
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Wirral South
List of places UK England Merseyside 53°21′11″N 2°59′53″W / 53.353°N 2.998°W / 53.353; -2.998

Port Sunlight is a model village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located between Lower Bebington and New Ferry, on the Wirral Peninsula. Port Sunlight was built by Lever Brothers to accommodate workers in its soap factory (now part of Unilever); work commenced in 1888. The name is derived from Lever Brothers' most popular brand of cleaning agent, Sunlight.

Port Sunlight contains 900 Grade II listed buildings, and was declared a conservation area in 1978.^[3] Port Sunlight has been informally suggested for World Heritage Site (WHS) status^[4] to protect it from development and to preserve the unique character for future generations; however, it is not yet on the current UK "tentative list" for future consideration as a WHS.^[5] In the 2001 Census, its population was 1,450.^[1]