Mersey

American  

[mur-zee] / ˈmɜr zi /

noun

1. a river in W England, flowing W from Derbyshire to the Irish Sea. 70 miles (115 km) long.

2. a river in SW Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. About 25 miles (40 km) long.

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Mersey British  

/ ˈmɜːzɪ /

noun

1. a river in W England, rising in N Derbyshire and flowing northwest and west to the Irish Sea through a large estuary on which is situated the port of Liverpool. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)

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Mersey

One of the UK's biggest oil refineries spilled pollution into local rivers and the Mersey Estuary on dozens of occasions in 2023 and 2024, documents shared exclusively with the BBC suggest.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

"We've seen the Atlantic salmon return to the river and also the critically endangered European eel makes its way up the Mersey and into the River Gowy to breed each year as well," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

One lorry was seen heading in the direction of the Mersey Gateway bridge, and the second headed in the direction of Rainhill and Watkinson Way.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

It is understood another British naval vessel, HMS Mersey, was monitoring the Russian ship at the time.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

A fine railway runs through fertile country to the town of Deloraine, on the River Meander, and on to the north-west coast to the mouth of the Mersey, a distance of eighty miles.

From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Howard Willoughby

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