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River Mersey

Posted on May 3, 2011 | by Martin Greaney | 17 Comments on River Mersey

The valley of the River Mersey was created during the last ice age. Thick glaciers moved inland from what is now the Irish Sea, carving deep parallel iceways. The iceways were later occupied by the Mersey, the Dee, the mid-Wirral channel and Continue reading →

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