Rivers of Britain : Estuaries, tideways, havens, lochs, firths and kyles / Stuart Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Stuart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivers--Great Britain--Guidebooks.

Rivers.

Great Britain--Guidebooks.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Adlard Coles Nautical, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Britain's rivers deserve to be better known. Teeming with wildlife, steeped in history, sporting bridges, docks and stunning architecture, not to mention supporting riverside pubs, waterways museums and a variety of places of interest, they are the country's essential arteries, connecting inland Britain with the sea. Covering Britain's best known tidal rivers (the Avon, Severn, Dee, Mersey, Tyne and Thames), to the picturesque rural Camel, Wye, Orwell and Crouch, as well as the industrial rivers of the Medway, Tyne and Clyde, right down to the smallest and lesser known of Britain's tidal water

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 River Camel; 2 River Torridge; 3 River Taw; 4 River Parrett; 5 River Avon; 6 River Severn; 7 River Wye; 8 River Loughor; 9 Afon Tywi; 10 Afon Taf; 11 Milford Haven; 12 River Dovey; 13 Afon Mawddach; 14 Afon Dwyryd; 15 Afon Cefni; 16 Afon Conwy; 17 River Dee; 18 River Mersey; 19 River Lune; 20 River Duddon; 21 River Wampool; 22 Lochar Water; 23 River Clyde; 24 Gare Loch; 25 Loch Long; 26 Loch Fyne; 27 West Loch Tarbert; 28 Loch Sween; 29 Loch Etive; 30 Loch Linnhe; 31 Kyle of Sutherland; 32 Cromarty Firth; 33 Beauly Firth; 34 Firth of Tay; 35 River Earn

36 River Forth37 River Tyne; 38 River Hull; 39 River Ouse (Humber); 40 River Trent; 41 River Nene; 42 New Bedford River; 43 River Bure; 44 River Yare; 45 River Waveney; 46 River Alde; 47 River Deben; 48 River Orwell; 49 River Stour; 50 River Colne; 51 River Blackwater; 52 River Crouch; 53 River Roach; 54 River Thames; 55 River Medway; 56 River Great Stour; 57 River Ouse (East Sussex); 58 River Adur; 59 River Arun; 60 Chichester Channel; 61 Portsmouth Harbour; 62 Southampton Water; 63 Poole Harbour; 64 The Fleet; 65 River Exe; 66 River Dart; 67 River Tamar; 68 Lynher River; 69 River Fowey

70 Carrick RoadsIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613479327

9781408159316

1408159317

9781283479325

128347932X

9781408155837

1408155834

OCLC:

778340068