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Duddon Estuary
site name:-   Duddon, River
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   estuary
locality type:-   river estuary
locality type:-   National Nature Reserve
locality type:-   Special Protection Area
locality type:-   European Marine Site
coordinates:-   SD20508090 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD2080
10Km square:-   SD17
10Km square:-   SD27
10Km square:-   SD18
10Km square:-   SD28
old boundary
locality:-   Cumberland boundary
locality:-   Lancashire boundary

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BMV15.jpg  At Millom Pier.
(taken 13.10.2006)  
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BMV13.jpg  At Millom Pier.
(taken 13.10.2006)  
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.
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estuary 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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river channel, foreshore sands 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
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estuary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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estuary, shown in Cumberland 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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estuary, shown in Lancashire 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
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Foreshore sands outlined by dotted line. 
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The county boundary drawn down the east shore. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Duddon River
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
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"Duddon R"
estuary 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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Coast line with form lines. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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river mouth 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Duddon Mouth
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"Duddon Mouth"
estuary and county boundary 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Duddon River
source data:-   Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"Duddon R"
estuary 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Dudden River
source data:-   Map, Lancashire, scale about 18 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"Dudden R."
estuary 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.6
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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COP3.jpg
estuary 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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estuary 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   old map:- Perrot 1823
placename:-  Riviere Duddon Sand
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 38 miles to 1 inch, by Aristide Michel Perrot, engraved by Migneret, 1823, published by Etienne Ledoux, 9 Rue Guenegaud, Paris, France, 1824-48.
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"R. Duddon Sand"
estuary 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.45
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Duddon Mouth
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Duddon Mouth"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Duddon Mouth
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"Duddon Mouth"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Hydrographic Office 1850s onwards
source data:-   Chart, uncoloured engraving, England West Coast sheet XI, Fleetwood to the Firth of Solway, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by H Denham and G Williams, 1846, engraved by J and C Walker, published by the Hydrographic Office, 1850 corrected to 1863
coast view on Admiralty chart 
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"Duddon Entrances"
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 93
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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area 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.
image MNU1P107, button  goto source
Page 107:-  "... the hills sink into heathery undulations, which again subside into a wide alluvion, which stretches to the estuary. When it is high water, the scene is fine: but the vast reaches of sand at low water are dreary. The coast railway is seen crossing the estuary,- its cobweb tracery showing well against the sand or the water. Near at hand Broughton Tower rises from the woods above the little town: but there is nothing else to detain the eye. ..."
evidence:-   old print:- Payn 1867
placename:-  Mouth of the Duddon
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, At the Mouth of the Duddon, Cumberland and Lancashire, by W J Linton, published by J Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1867.
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On p.82 of The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn. 
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.44
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Duddon Estuary, Cumberland and Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS176
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evidence:-   old text:- Admiralty 1933
placename:-  Duddon Mouth
item:-  tidal stream
source data:-   image AY01p383, button  goto source
Page 383:-  "... At Broughton-in-Furness it [River Duddon] expands into what is termed Duddon mouth, and 11 miles lower down it runs into the sea, after many windings, between the northern end of Walney island and Haverigg point, about 3 miles north-westward. The railway crosses the estuary, on a viaduct, a little below Broughton-in-Furness, and the estuary is navigable by small craft up to this point."
"..."
"Depths. - Buoys. - The sands which encumber Duddon mouth extend about 2 miles seaward of the line joining the points of the entrance. The bar and channels are so changeable that they should not be attempted without local knowledge."
"There are depths of 6 feet (1m8) over Duddon bar, but farther in the channels dry."
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Page 384:-  "..."
"Clearing marks. - St. Bees light in sight leads not less than three-quarters of a mile westward of the bar buoy. By maintaining low-water depths of not less than 8 fathoms (14m6), a vessel will be outside all dangers."
"..."
"Tidal streams. - See table for position A on chart 1826. South-westward of this position, the stream sets to and from the estuary of the River Duddon and Morecambe bay, running into those inlets with the rising and out of them with the falling tide. As the time of high water in this area is about the same as that of the high water at Liverpool, the stream may be said to set inwards from 6 hours before until the time of high water at Liverpool, and outwards from the time of high water at Liverpool until 6 hours after."
"The rate of the streams at 5 miles off shore does not exceed one knot at springs."

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BWQ66.jpg (taken 27.5.2012)  
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BMV14.jpg  At Millom Pier.
(taken 13.10.2006)  
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BMG06.jpg (taken 12.6.2006)  
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BND39.jpg  From the road above Rigg Well on the side of Great Burney.
(taken 2.2.2007)  

: 2002: Duddon Estuary European Marine Site: English Nature
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