Runcorn

/ (ˈrʌŋˌkɔːn) /

noun

a town in NW England, in Halton unitary authority, N Cheshire, on the Manchester Ship Canal: port and industrial centre; designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 60 072 (2001)

Example sentences from the Web for runcorn

Coming to the much more imposing Runcorn bridge we find even these figures exceeded.

The Romance of Modern Mechanism |Archibald Williams
Underneath these beds again are those which carry the building-stone of Runcorn.

Town Geology |Charles Kingsley
The most durable of the red sandstones are those having a paler or grayer hue, like those of Woolton, Everton, and Runcorn.

The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890 |Various
"Runcorn hadn't cigars like these," he said, truncating one lovingly.

Tono Bungay |H. G. Wells

Even since the construction of the great Runcorn bridge the land route had been found long and troublesome.

Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 |Edward VII

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Runcorn

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