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Runcorn history

Runcorn gains its name from the Anglo Saxon for a wide cove or bay and is situated on the south bank of the Mersey.Read

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Widnes history

The first description of Widnes is of land 'half marsh and half moor' on the northern banks of the Mersey.Read

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