River Mersey
| River Mersey | ||
 The River Mersey at Runcorn |
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| location | United Kingdom | |
| River system | River Mersey | |
| River basin district | North West | |
| origin | Confluence of the Tame and Goyt at Stockport 53 ° 24 ′ 52 ″ N , 2 ° 9 ′ 24 ″ W |
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| muzzle | At Liverpool in the Irish Sea coordinates: 53 ° 27 ′ 8 ″ N , 3 ° 2 ′ 23 ″ W 53 ° 27 ′ 8 ″ N , 3 ° 2 ′ 23 ″ W
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| length | 112 km | |
The River Mersey [ ˈmɜ: zi ] is a river in north-west England . The name comes from Anglo-Saxon and means something like border river .
The Mersey arises from three rivers: Etherow , Goyt and Tame , these become the Mersey near Stockport , Greater Manchester . The Irwell flows into the Mersey near Flixton . This then flows through Stockport, Didsbury , Stretford , Urmston , Flixton , Cadishead , Hollins Green , Warburton , Rixton , Woolston , Warrington , Great Sankey , Moore , Norton , Widnes and Runcorn . After the Irwell flows into the Mersey, it joins the Manchester Ship Canal as far as Warrington . In Runcorn the Weaver flows into the river, which here widens into an estuary and flows past Liverpool and Birkenhead into Liverpool Bay on the Irish Sea . By then, the Mersey has covered a distance of 112 kilometers.
The river is often associated with Liverpool. This was also reflected musically in songs such as Ferry 'cross the Mersey (by Gerry & the Pacemakers ) or in the Merseybeat of the 1960s, which made the river internationally known. County Merseyside is named after the river. The football derby that is played between Liverpool clubs Everton FC and Liverpool FC is known as the Merseyside Derby .
literature
- River Mersey. In: Encyclopædia Britannica . Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
