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- River_Mersey abstract "The River Mersey /ˈmɜːrzi/ is a river in North West England. Its name is derived from the Anglo-Saxon language and translates as \"boundary river\". The river may have been the border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria and for centuries it formed part of the boundary between the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.The start of the Mersey is at the confluence of the River Tame and River Goyt in Stockport. It flows westwards through the suburban areas of south Manchester towards Warrington where the river widens before it then narrows as it passes between the towns of Runcorn and Widnes. From Runcorn the river widens into a large estuary, which is 3 miles (4.8 km) wide at its widest point near Ellesmere Port. The course of the river then heads north, with Liverpool to the east and the Wirral Peninsula to the west and finishes at Liverpool Bay. In total the river flows 70.33 miles (113 km).A railway tunnel between Birkenhead and Liverpool as part of the Mersey Railway opened in 1886. Two road tunnels pass under the estuary from Liverpool, the Queensway Tunnel opened in 1934 connecting the city to Birkenhead, and the Kingsway Tunnel, opened in 1971, connects with Wallasey. The Silver Jubilee Bridge completed in 1961, crosses between Runcorn and Widnes, adjacent to the Runcorn railway bridge. opened in 1868. The Mersey Ferry operates between Pier Head in Liverpool and Woodside in Birkenhead and Seacombe and has become a tourist attraction offering cruises that provide an overview of the river and surrounding areas.Water quality in the Mersey was severely affected by industrialisation, and in 1985, the Mersey Basin Campaign was established to improve water quality and encourage waterside regeneration. In 2009 it was announced that the river is \"cleaner than at any time since the industrial revolution\" and is \"now considered one of the cleanest in the UK\". The Mersey Valley Countryside Warden Service manages local nature reserves such as Chorlton Ees and Sale Water Park. The river gave its name to Merseybeat, developed by bands from Liverpool, notably the Beatles. In 1965 it was the subject of the top-ten hit single \"Ferry Cross the Mersey\" by Gerry and the Pacemakers.".
- River_Mersey mouthMountain Liverpool_Bay.
- River_Mersey mouthPlace Liverpool_Bay.
- River_Mersey region Cheshire.
- River_Mersey region Greater_Manchester.
- River_Mersey sourceMountain Stockport.
- River_Mersey sourcePlace Stockport.
- River_Mersey sourceRegion Greater_Manchester.
- River_Mersey thumbnail Liverpool_waterfront_from_Birkenhead_300809.JPG?width=300.
- River_Mersey wikiPageExternalLink Salmon_behaviour_in_the_Mersey_Catchment_FINAL.pdf.
- River_Mersey wikiPageExternalLink 53862.
- River_Mersey wikiPageExternalLink www.merseybasin.org.uk.
- River_Mersey wikiPageID "166357".
- River_Mersey wikiPageLength "28748".
- River_Mersey wikiPageOutDegree "231".
- River_Mersey wikiPageRevisionID "708407081".
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- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Beat_music.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Birkenhead.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Birkenhead_Priory.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Black-tailed_godwit.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Borough_of_Halton.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Bottlenose_dolphin.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Cammell_Laird.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Cantilever.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:Estuaries_of_England.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:Ramsar_sites_in_England.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:River_Mersey.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:River_navigations_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:Rivers_of_Cheshire.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:Rivers_of_Greater_Manchester.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:Rivers_of_Merseyside.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:Rivers_of_Stockport_Borough.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Category:Rivers_of_Trafford.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Cheshire.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Chorlton_Brook.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Cod.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Common_dab.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Common_redshank.
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- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Didsbury.
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- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Egyptian_pyramids.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Ellesmere_Port.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Encyclopædia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition.
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- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Eurasian_teal.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Ferry.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Ferry_Cross_the_Mersey.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Ferry_Cross_the_Mersey_(film).
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink File:MerseyGatewayBridge.jpg.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Flixton,_Greater_Manchester.
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- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Gerry_and_the_Pacemakers.
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- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Greater_Manchester.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Grey_seal.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Hale,_Halton.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Harbour_porpoise.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Herman_Melville.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Hinduism_in_the_United_Kingdom.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Historic_counties_of_England.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Hollins_Green.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Irish_Sea.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Irlam.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Isle_of_Man_Steam_Packet_Company.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink John_Stockdale.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Kingdom_of_Northumbria.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Kingsway_Tunnel.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Lancashire.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink List_of_free_ports.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Liverpool.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Liverpool_Bay.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Liverpool_poets.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink London_and_North_Western_Railway.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink M6_motorway.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Mackerel.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Manchester.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Manchester_Ship_Canal.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Marple,_Greater_Manchester.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Mercia.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Merlangius.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Mersey_Basin_Campaign.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Mersey_Ferry.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Mersey_Gateway.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Mersey_Railway.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Mersey_flat.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Merseyrail.
- River_Mersey wikiPageWikiLink Merseyside.