River Mersey

The River Mersey is a major river in . Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in England
  • Also known as: Mersey

Places of Interest

Highlights include Perch Rock Lighthouse and Floral Pavilion Theatre.

Lighthouse
New Brighton Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse situated at the confluence of the River Mersey and on an outcrop off known locally as Perch Rock.

Theater building
The is a theatre in the seaside town of , on the in England. Situated on the promenade overlooking the River Mersey, it presents a mix of comedy, music and children's shows including a Christmas pantomime.

Railway station
serves the suburb of in , , England. It is situated at the end of the New Brighton branch of the Wirral Line 8.25 miles west of on the Merseyrail network.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Brighton and Seaforth.

Suburb
is a seaside resort and suburb of , in the in , England, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula.

Suburb
is a district in the , , England. Historically in , it is north of , between and .

is a town in the , , England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449.

River Mersey

Latitude
53.45° or 53° 27′ north
Longitude
-3.03333° or 3° 2′ west
Open location code
9C5RCXX8+XM
Geo­Names ID
2642715
Wiki­data ID
Q19724
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“River Mersey” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Merseyrivier
  • Arabic: نهر المرزي
  • Arabic: نهر مرزي
  • Arabic: نهر ميرزي
  • Arabic: نهر ميرسي
  • Basque: Mersey
  • Belarusian: Мерсі
  • Bulgarian: Мърси
  • Catalan: Mersey
  • Catalan: Riu Mersey
  • Cebuano: River Mersey
  • Chinese: 梅西河
  • Chinese: 默西河
  • Chuvash: Мерси
  • Croatian: Mersey
  • Czech: Mersey
  • Danish: Mersey
  • Dutch: Mersey
  • Esperanto: Mersey
  • Estonian: Mersey
  • Finnish: Mersey
  • French: Mersey
  • Galician: Río Mersey
  • German: River Mersey
  • Greek: Μέρζι
  • Greek: ποταμός Μέρζι
  • Hebrew: מרזי
  • Hungarian: Mersey
  • Icelandic: Mersey
  • Inari Sami: Mersey
  • Inari Sami: Merseyjuuhâ
  • Indonesian: Sungai Mersey
  • Irish: Abhainn an Mersey
  • Italian: Mersey
  • Japanese: マージ―川
  • Japanese: マージー川
  • Korean: 머지강
  • Ladin: Mersey
  • Latin: Murus
  • Latvian: Mersija
  • Latvian: Mērzi
  • Lezghian: Мерси
  • Lithuanian: Mersis
  • Malayalam: മേഴ്സി നദി
  • Northern Frisian: River Mersey
  • Northern Sami: Mersey
  • Northern Sami: Merseyjohka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mersey
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Mersey
  • Norwegian: Mersey
  • Occitan (post 1500): Mersey
  • Persian: رود مرزی
  • Piemontese: Mersey (fium)
  • Piemontese: Mersey
  • Polish: Mersey
  • Portuguese: Rio Mersey
  • Russian: Мерси
  • Scots: River Mersey
  • Serbian: Мерзи
  • Serbian: Мерси
  • Serbo-Croatian: Mersey
  • Skolt Sami: Mersey
  • Skolt Sami: Merseyjokk
  • Slovenian: Mersey
  • Slovenian: reka Mersey
  • Slovenian: River Mersey
  • Spanish: Mersey
  • Spanish: rio Mersey
  • Spanish: río Mersey
  • Spanish: Río Mersey
  • Swedish: Mersey
  • Tamil: மெர்சி ஆறு
  • Thai: แม่น้ำเมอร์ซีย์
  • Turkish: Mersey Nehri
  • Ukrainian: Мерсі
  • Vietnamese: Sông Mersey
  • Welsh: Afon Merswy
  • Western Frisian: Mersey

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Highlights include Alexandra Dock and Langton Dock.

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