Runcorn
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Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. Its population in 2021 was 62,100. Runcorn is on the southern bank of the River Mersey, where the estuary narrows to form the Runcorn Gap.
Runcorn's Silver Jubilee Bridge
Arms of the Baron of Halton
An engraving of the slighted Halton Castle in the 18th century
Painting entitled Runcorn Gap by Henry Mark Anthony depicting the Bridgewater Docks and Runcorn Railway Bridge under construction
Runcorn Docks
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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.
Tanker at Runcorn Docks
Docks on the River Mersey at Runcorn in the late 18th century
Bridgewater House in 2004
Tidal dock at the end of the Bridgewater Canal in 2004