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| Selker Bay, Bootle | ||
| Selker Bay | ||
| locality:- | Irish Sea | |
| civil parish:- | Bootle (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bay | |
| coordinates:- | SD07538892 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | SD0788 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD08 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 85 10) placename:- Selker 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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| hearsay:- |
The ship Esbo ran aground in the bay, October 1935. She was carrying wood pulp for
paper making, from Finland to Whitehaven. |
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