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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

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 67 9) 
placename:-  Saltom Bay
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.

evidence:-   old text:- Admiralty 1933
placename:-  Saltom Bay
item:-  anchorage
source data:-   image AY01p389, button  goto source
Page 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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