Runcorn
The industrial inland port of Runcorn is a treasure trove of architectural styles, from medieval ruins to 1970s utopia. Its impressive bridges across the River Mersey mark the gateway north to cosmopolitan Liverpool and south to leafy Cheshire.
Peter I. Vardy, Public domain.
- Town with about 61,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code XRC
- …is also known as “Port of Runcorn”
- Description: town and port in Cheshire, England, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Runcorn railway station and Runcorn Town Hall.
Runcorn railway station
Runcorn railway station is in the industrial town of Runcorn in Cheshire, north-west England.
Runcorn Town Hall
Runcorn Town Hall is in Heath Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
Silver Jubilee Bridge
The Silver Jubilee Bridge crosses the River Mersey and…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Widnes and Ditton.
Halebank
Halebank is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England.
Runcorn
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Latitude
53.3422° or 53° 20′ 32″ north
Longitude
-2.7335° or 2° 44′ 1″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB RUN
Open location code
9C5V87R8+VJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Runcorn” goes by many names.
رانكورنArabic
RuncornAsturian
RuncornBasque
RuncornCatalan
RuncornCebuano
朗科恩Chinese
RuncornCzech
RuncornDutch
رانكورنEgyptian Arabic
رونكورنEgyptian Arabic
RuncornIndonesian
RuncornIrish
RuncornItalian
ランカーンJapanese
ランコーンJapanese
RuncornKurdish
RuncornLadin
RankornaLatvian
RuncornNorwegian Nynorsk
RumcofaOld English (ca. 450-1100)
رانکورنPersian
RuncornPolish
RuncornRomanian
РанкорнRussian
RuncornScots
RankornSerbian
RuncornSerbian
РанкорнSerbian
RuncornSerbo-Croatian
RuncornSlovak
رانکورنSouth Azerbaijani
RuncornSwedish
РанкорнTatar
رنکورنUrdu
RuncornVolapük
RuncornWelsh
Port of Runcorn
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