2022

SX1251 : Harbour's Edge

taken 2 years ago, near to Fowey, Cornwall, England

Harbour's Edge
Harbour's Edge
Low tide on the River Fowey from Albert Quay
River Fowey

The River Fowey ( Cornish: Fowi) is a river in Cornwall.
It rises at Fowey Well (originally Cornish: Fenten Fowi, meaning spring of the river Fowey) about 1-mile north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, not far from one of its tributaries rising at Dozmary Pool and Colliford Lake, passes Lanhydrock House, Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel, then broadens at Milltown before joining the English Channel at Fowey. The estuary is called Uzell (Cornish: Usel, meaning howling place). It is only navigable by larger craft for the last 7 miles. There is a ferry between Fowey and Bodinnick. The first road crossing going upstream is in Lostwithiel. The river has seven tributaries, the largest being the River Lerryn. The section of the Fowey Valley between Doublebois and Bodmin Parkway railway station is known as the Glynn Valley (Cornish: Glyn, meaning deep wooded valley). The valley is the route of both the A38 trunk road and the railway line (built by the Cornwall Railway in 1859).

Fowey

Fowey is a small town at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall. The town has been in existence since before 1300; the estuary of the River Fowey forms a natural harbour which enabled the town to become an important trading centre.
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SX1251, 485 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Croft   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 9 September, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 21 November, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1270 5181 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:20.1819N 4:37.9996W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 1269 5178
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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