<P> Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ 58" N 3 ° 01 ′ 30" W ﻿ / ﻿ 53.416 ° N 3.025 ° W ﻿ / 53.416; - 3.025 </P> <P> The Mersey Ferry is a ferry service operating on the River Mersey in north west England, between Liverpool and Birkenhead / Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula . Ferries have been used on this route since at least the 12th century, and continue to be popular for both local people and visitors . </P> <P> The current fleet consists of two active vessels, with a third currently laid up for cost - saving reasons . They originally came into service in the 1960s and were named Mountwood, Woodchurch and Overchurch . All three ferries have been extensively refurbished and renamed Royal Iris of the Mersey, Snowdrop and Royal Daffodil respectively, the last of which is not currently in service . </P>

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