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Your thinking of the Manchester Ship Canal, it links landlocked Manchester with The Irish Sea via the River Mersey and Liverpool.
The River Mersey begins in Stockport and travels for 20 odd miles through South Manchester before entering the Manchester Ship Canal at Flixton.
The river Mersey.
stockport and Manchester
These are symbols of the Manchester ship canal, connecting Manchester with the River Mersey and eventually the Irish Sea, constructed to transport textiles from the industrial heartlands of Manchester and other nearby Lancashire towns.
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It's in Greater Manchester, and it's South boundary is marked by the River Mersey and the Mersey Valley. Stretford is to the East and Flixton to the West.
The River Mersey is situated in north-west England.It stretches from Stockport in Greater Manchester to Liverpool Bay.
The Mersey, Irwell, Tame and Medlock run through Manchester. The Croal runs through Bolton. The Roch runs through Rochdale. The Douglas runs through Wigan. The Etherow and Goyt run through Stockport.
The Yorkshire Ouse is connected to the River Trent by the Trent and Mersey Canal
There is the Manchester Ship Canal, which enables ships to reach the port in Manchester from the River Mersey. According to the website, the port has Commercial cargo handling facilities. Due to larger ships and containers, the docks went into decline and closed In 1982 and the area became derelict. There are plans to rejuvenate the area.