Runcorn

British

/ ˈrʌŋˌkɔːn /

noun

a town in NW England, in Halton unitary authority, N Cheshire, on the Manchester Ship Canal: port and industrial centre; designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 60 072 (2001)

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Hayley Metcalfe, 37, from Runcorn in Cheshire, said she and her husband Mike were "over the moon" to find out she was pregnant with her second son in 2023.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Last year in the Runcorn by-election, Labour's vote fell by 14 points.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Diageo's interim chief executive Nik Jhangiani said it would "help satisfy the growing demand from South Korean consumers" for Guinness, which is canned in Runcorn, Cheshire.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025

Its Guinness products are brewed in the Republic of Ireland and then transported to Belfast and Runcorn for packaging.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Runcorn was so tall that Harry was forced to stoop to make sure his big feet were hidden.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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