Runcorn

Runcorn

Runcorn city (1991 pop. 63,995), Halton, W England, on the Mersey River. It is located on the Manchester Ship Canal and is the terminus of the Bridgewater Canal, which is connected to the Mersey by a series of locks. The main industry is the production of chemicals. Shipbuilding and ironworks are also important. Runcorn owes its development chiefly to the construction of the Bridgewater Canal in the 18th cent. It was the site of a castle of Æthelflæd in the 10th cent. Runcorn was one of the new towns designated in the 1960s to accommodate overpopulation in the Liverpool and N Merseyside areas.

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Runcorn

Runcorn, Australia, UK UK (England): formerly Rumfocan. On the southern bank of the River Mersey, the name means ‘Wide Bay’ from the Old English rūm ‘wide’ or ‘roomy’ and cofa ‘bay’ or ‘cove’.

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Runcorn

Runcorn Halton. Rumcofan c.1000. ‘Wide bay or creek’. OE rūm + cofa.

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Runcorn

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