River Mersey
The River Mersey is a major river in North West England. 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 Northumbria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Perch Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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New Brighton Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse situated at the confluence of the River Mersey and Liverpool Bay on an outcrop off New Brighton known locally as Perch Rock.
Floral Pavilion Theatre
Theater building
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The Floral Pavilion Theatre is a theatre in the seaside town of New Brighton, on the Wirral Peninsula 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.
New Brighton railway station
Railway station
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New Brighton railway station serves the suburb of New Brighton in Wallasey, Merseyside, England. It is situated at the end of the New Brighton branch of the Wirral Line 8.25 miles west of Liverpool Lime Street on the Merseyrail network.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Brighton and Seaforth.
New Brighton
Suburb
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New Brighton is a seaside resort and suburb of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England, at the northeastern tip of the Wirral peninsula.
Seaforth
Suburb
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Seaforth is a district in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is north of Liverpool, between Bootle and Waterloo.
Bootle
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Bootle is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449.
River Mersey
- Categories: main stem and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waterloo and Wallasey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alexandra Dock and Langton Dock.
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