bluedragon
Active member
In our early posts, someone asked about what defined the Bristol Channel for forum purposes. We had answers that extended all the way to Ireland! So here's what Wikipedia says (although with what authority I don't know).
"The Bristol Channel (Welsh: Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North Atlantic Ocean known as the Celtic Sea (Môr Celtaidd). It takes its name from the English city of Bristol and is over 30 miles (50 km) across at its widest point.
The lower limit of the Bristol Channel is St Govans Head in Pembrokeshire, Lundy Island, and Hartland Point in Devon. The upper limit is a straight line between Sand Point, Somerset and Lavernock Point in South Wales. East of this line is the Severn estuary. Western and Northern Pembrokeshire and North Cornwall are outside of the limit of the Bristol Channel, and are considered part of the seaboard of the Atlantic Ocean, although Bude in North Cornwall during the industrial era was often called by sailors on their way to Cardiff as "the gateway/entrance to the Bristol Channel"."
So...some major implications here:
Cardiff Bay, Portishead, Newport, etc, are NOT in the Bristol Channel, but the Severn Estuary and all these members need to resign immediately!!
Neither is West Pembs. (that's me out on two counts)...
So guys and gals...are we just going to take this on the chin, or fight back? I suggest we RE-DEFINE the Bristol Channel and put Mr.Wikipedia in his (or her) place...yeh /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
What do YOU think???
"The Bristol Channel (Welsh: Môr Hafren) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North Atlantic Ocean known as the Celtic Sea (Môr Celtaidd). It takes its name from the English city of Bristol and is over 30 miles (50 km) across at its widest point.
The lower limit of the Bristol Channel is St Govans Head in Pembrokeshire, Lundy Island, and Hartland Point in Devon. The upper limit is a straight line between Sand Point, Somerset and Lavernock Point in South Wales. East of this line is the Severn estuary. Western and Northern Pembrokeshire and North Cornwall are outside of the limit of the Bristol Channel, and are considered part of the seaboard of the Atlantic Ocean, although Bude in North Cornwall during the industrial era was often called by sailors on their way to Cardiff as "the gateway/entrance to the Bristol Channel"."
So...some major implications here:
Cardiff Bay, Portishead, Newport, etc, are NOT in the Bristol Channel, but the Severn Estuary and all these members need to resign immediately!!
Neither is West Pembs. (that's me out on two counts)...
So guys and gals...are we just going to take this on the chin, or fight back? I suggest we RE-DEFINE the Bristol Channel and put Mr.Wikipedia in his (or her) place...yeh /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
What do YOU think???
