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Runcorn

British  
/ ˈrʌŋˌkɔːn /

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The nearest train stations to the festival site are Runcorn Station, Warrington Central, Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool Lime Street which will have shuttle buses operating to and from the site.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

There is also a Creamfields shuttle bus service operating to and from Liverpool, Manchester, and Warrington, plus a return-only service operating to Runcorn and Widnes.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

"If we want to go to nice places, we've got to keep them clean," Harry, who was visiting the beach for the day from Runcorn, said.

From BBC May 27, 2026

After winning narrowly in Runcorn last year, this time around Reform tasted the bitter wine of narrow defeat.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

Of course, he did not know whether Runcorn was sufficiently important to get away with this, and even if he managed it, Hermione’s non-reappearance might trigger a search before they were clear of the Ministry....

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

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