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The correct name for the 'River Mersey' is 'The River of Mercy' given at the time of slavery when the so called cargo was deemed as sick or the prices needed to be increased due to an over supply. The slaves were then while still chained together thrown overboard. This was common practice between slave trading countries.
These slaves were seen at the time as a commodity and not as persons, therefore very little was done to prevent such atrocities.
The name 'Mersey' also comes from the Old English word for boundary river. The river is the boundary between the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire.
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Why is merseyside called merseyside?
The city is on the side of the river Mersey
What is the name of the river that flows through Liverpool?
The River Mersey - 70 miles long from Stockport and ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside.
How much water does the river mersey hold?
The Mersey river is located in the Northwest of England. The Mersey river is approximately 70 miles long, and stretches from Stockport to Liverpool Bay.
What is the main river in Manchester?
The river Mersey.
How deep are the mersey tunnels below the surface of the river mersey?
30 feet
What river does Liverpool sit next to?
Mersey river
Britain s longest road tunnel runs beneath which river?
The Queensway tunnel under the River Mersey.
What tributaries does the river mersey have?
none
Where the river Merseys source is?
the sun
How do you pronounce river Mersey?
Gerry Marsden, of Gerry and the Pacemakers, (who lived by the river), in his song "Ferry Cross the Mersey" pronounced it "MURR-zee".
Were is the sorce of the river mersey?
stockport and Manchester
Where does the river mersey run through?
This place and that
