Runcorn Ferry, John FitzRichard, Richard de Mora, and Boat House Inn, Runcorn blue plaque

Runcorn, Halton, England, United Kingdom

The Runcorn Ferry. There has probably been a regular ferry service in Runcorn since the Norman Conquest, but a permanent service was introduced formally around 1178 by John FitzRichard, the 6th Baron of Halton. The earliest charter for a ferry dates from this year, and belonged to Richard de Mora (o

f Moore). This charter is extant and is held in Halton Borough Council's archive. The original ferry service operated from an area at the bottom of Mersey Street known as the Old Gut or Boat House Poo

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