Mersey

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The Mersey is a river in northwest England. The name originates from the altnordischen language.

The Mersey develops from three rivers: Etherow, Goyt and Tame, this become close stick haven, Greater Manchester, the Mersey. In close proximity to Flixton the Irwell flows into the Mersey.

This flows then by stick haven, Didsbury, Stretford, Urmston, Flixton, Cadishead, Hollins Green, Warburton, Rixton, Woolston, being ring clay/tone, Great Sankey, moorlands, Norton, Widnes and Runcorn. After the delta of the Irwell in the Mersey this unites to Warrtinton with the Manchester Ship Canal. Into Runcorn the Weaver flows into the river. It extends then with Ellesmere haven into an estuary and flows by Liverpool and Birkenhead into the Liverpool Bay at the Irish sea. Up to then it put a distance back of 112 kilometers.

The river is brought gladly with Liverpool in connection. This has itself also in music in Songs such as Ferry 'CROSS the Mersey (of Gerry & the Pacemakers) or in the so-called. Merseybeat of the 1960er years depressed, which provided international admittingness for the river.

 

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