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Runcorn Docks, originally the Bridgewater Docks, is an inland port on the Manchester Ship Canal in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. It is operated by Peel Ports and handles bulk and project cargo.
Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. Its population in 2021 was 62,100. [1] Runcorn is on the southern bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap. It lies on the southern shore of the River Mersey 15 miles (24 km) upstream from the port of Liverpool. [3]
Runcorn Shopping City (formerly Halton Lea and Runcorn Shopping Centre) is a medium-sized indoor shopping centre in Runcorn, England. Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972, [ 2 ] it is the main shopping area in Runcorn and is visited around 6.5 million times per year. [ 3 ]
In 1859, a short section of canal called the Runcorn and Weston Canal was built which would link Weston Point Docks on the Weston Canal with Runcorn Docks on the Bridgewater Canal. Two further docks, the Delamere (1865-1870) and the Tollemache (1885), were built and now form one dock, the Delamache. [2] The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894.
It extended for 7 miles (11 km), ending to the east of Runcorn Gap close to the centre of the township of Runcorn, [3] and cost £48,000. [4] At Latchford, it joined the Mersey at a lock which was located above Howley Weir. [5] At its terminus a dock was built which became part of the Port of Runcorn.
Runcorn and Helsby is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [2] The Member of Parliament elected in 2024 is Mike Amesbury, formerly MP for Weaver Vale from 2017 to 2024.
Norman doorway in the undercroft of Norton Priory, built in local red sandstone Runcorn is an industrial town in Halton, Cheshire, England, on the south bank of the River Mersey where it narrows at Runcorn Gap. In the town are the 61 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings in the current urban area of Runcorn, including the districts ...
Runcorn railway station is in the industrial town of Runcorn in Cheshire, north-west England.The station lies on the Liverpool branch of the West Coast Main Line/Crewe-Liverpool Lime Street line via Runcorn and Liverpool South Parkway between Acton Bridge/Crewe and Liverpool South Parkway and is managed by Avanti West Coast.