13 Facts About Mersey

River Mersey is a river in the North West of England.

The Mersey Ferry operates between Pier Head in Liverpool and Woodside in Birkenhead and Seacombe, and has become a tourist attraction offering cruises that provide an overview of the river and surrounding areas.

Water quality in the Mersey was severely affected by industrialisation, and in 1985, the Mersey Basin Campaign was established to improve water quality and encourage waterside regeneration.

The Mersey was possibly the 'border river' between Mercia and Northumbria.

Mersey is formed from three tributaries: the River Etherow, the River Goyt and the River Tame.

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The modern accepted start of the Mersey is at the confluence of the Tame and Goyt, in central Stockport, Greater Manchester.

The old course of the Mersey has been obliterated by the canal past Hollins Green to Rixton although the old river bed can be seen outside Irlam and at Warburton.

Historically the lowest bridging point on the Mersey was at Warrington where there has been a bridge since medieval times.

Mersey Railway completed its tunnel through the estuary's underlying Triassic sandstone using manual labour in 1885.

Water quality in the Mersey was severely affected by industrialisation, and in 1985, the Mersey Basin Campaign was established to improve water quality and encourage waterside regeneration.

Persistent organic and mercury pollution contained within sediments of the Mersey estuary have been evaluated by British Geological Survey.

The distribution of individual PAH compounds suggests that the Mersey has contaminants mainly derived from combustion sources such as vehicle exhaust as well as coal burning.

Mersey is considered sacred by British Hindus, and worshipped in a similar way to the River Ganges.