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North Jetty, Port of Workington
North Jetty
locality:-   Port of Workington
locality:-   Workington
civil parish:-   Workington (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   jetty
coordinates:-   NX98822961 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NX9829
10Km square:-   NX92

evidence:-   old text:- Admiralty 1933
placename:-  North Jetty
item:-  navigation lights
source data:-   image AY01p393, button  goto source
Page 393:-  "..."
"North jetty projects 600 feet (182m9), in a north-westerly, and then about 400 feet (121m9), in a south-westerly direction, from the northern side of the entrance to the river, and forms what is known as Turning basin; ..."
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"A light is exhibited, at an elevation of 22 feet (6m7), from an iron column, 12 feet (3m7) in height, situated on the outer end of North jetty."

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