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| Saltom Bay, Irish Sea | ||
| Saltom Bay | ||
| locality:- | Irish Sea | |
| civil parish:- | Whitehaven (formerly Cumberland) | |
| civil parish:- | St Bees (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bay | |
| coordinates:- | NX95681660 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NX9516 | |
| 10Km square:- | NX91 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 67 9) placename:- Saltom Bay |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:- Saltom Bay item:- anchorage |
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| source data:- |  goto sourcePage 389:- "..." "Saltom bay is skirted by oyster grounds, and depths of less than 3 fathoms (5m5) extend about half a mile offshore." "Anchorage. - Saltom bay affords a good anchorage with offshore winds. ..." |
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