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  Cumbria - Search View - MSN Encarta
Cumbria, county, north-western England, bounded on the west by the Irish Sea, on the north-west by the Scottish unitary authorities of Dumfries and Galloway, and Scottish Borders; on the north-east by Northumberland; on the east by County Durham; on the south-east by North Yorkshire; and on the south by Lancashire.
Cumbria was created under the local government reforms 1974, by the amalgamation of the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, and small areas of Lancashire and North Yorkshire.
The surrounding lowlands are composed of limestones and sandstones, drained in the north by the River Eden and in the south by the River Kent.
uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761563762__1/Cumbria.html   (2083 words)

  
 ECN Freshwater Site - River Eden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The River Eden at Temple Sowerby in Cumbria
The Eden at Temple Sowerby is within the "River Eden and Tributaries" SSSI, and the proposed Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EC Habitats and Species Directive.
The underlying bedrock is Permo-Triassic Penrith Sandstone, with smaller tributaries of the Eden draining from the surrounding Carboniferous Limestone.
www.ecn.ac.uk /sites/eden.html   (376 words)

  
 The River Eden, Cumbria
The Eden Valley is green and fertile but in medieval times the valley was vulnerable to Scottish raids, and the number of pele towers and castles in the area are testament to a turbulent and often violent past.
The Eden's source is hidden away, 2198 ft (670m) above sea level, in the moorlands above the Mallerstang Valley, between Wild Boar Fell to the west, and Black Fell Moss to the east.
After Appleby, the River is augmented by tributaries from the mighty Cross Fell and its neighbours, which form a lofty backcloth to the eastern side of the valley.
www.visitcumbria.com /rivereden/index.htm   (1207 words)

  
 River Eden, Cumbria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The River Eden is a river in Cumbria, England that flows through Carlisle on its way into the Solway Firth.
Continuing north, it passes the ancient stone Long Meg and Her Daughters and the sparsely populated beef and dairy farming regions of the vale of Cumbria.
The river was known to the Romans as the Ituna.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/River_Eden,_Cumbria   (249 words)

  
 Eden Public Art
Eden Benchmarks was a Millennium project: ECCP commissioned a series of ten site-specific, carved stone sculptures which also function as seats, situated on public paths along the length of the River Eden from Mallerstang.
The River Eden provides a cohesive and spectacular context for the sculptures: collectively giving visual expression to local pride in the river and its surrounding landscape and individually fostering a profound sense of place at each location.
The Eden Millennium Monument was dedicated by the Bishop of Penrith at the Eden Millennium Festival in June 2000.
www.edenarts.co.uk /publicart.htm   (1121 words)

  
 River Eden - Special Area of Conservation - SAC
Ullswater, in the catchment of the River Eden, is the second-largest of the Cumbrian lakes.
The Eden is a north-western representative of sub-type 2.
The Eden is a river with high water quality that supports a large population of white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes in the northern part of its range in England.
www.jncc.gov.uk /ProtectedSites/SACselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0012643   (997 words)

  
 Fly Fishing in Cumbria, Spey Casting Tuition, Cumbria Fishing Trips
The Eden is a freestone river (spring, lake and rain fed), and a major game fishing river of medium size, that is; it has a spring, a summer, a grilse and a big back-end/Autumn run of salmon.
The river flows northwards on the eastern side of Cumbria with the north Pennines to the east and the fells of the Lake District to the west.
The last leg of the spectacular scenic wander through the Eden Valley, is on to Grinsdale with it's old church stood on the hill, downstream of that, the tide influenced Beaumont/Cargo area.
www.cumbriaflyfishing.co.uk /rivereden.htm   (1109 words)

  
 Hotel Eden
In a series of author's notes Wisman describes how ''Eden: The Novel'', a work that took seven years, is the direct result of what he learned during his excursions into the unconscious and how the novel's ideas, characters, and images grew out of his insights and visions.
Eden was born in Durham, where his family had been local landowners for many generations.
The identity of the latter two rivers have been the subject of endless argument, but if the Garden of Eden had really been near the sources of the Tigris and the Euphrates, then the original narrators in the land of Canaan would have identified it as located generally in the Taurus Mountains.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/91/hotel-eden.html   (2281 words)

  
 River Eden SAC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The River Eden flows north west for 145 kilometres (90 miles) to its estuary on the Solway Firth.
On the eastern side of the Eden Valley lie the North Pennines, to the west, the Cumbrian Fells of the Lake District National Park, Ullswater, Haweswater, and the Caldbeck Fells.
The River Eden flows over calcareous limestone, new red sandstone and volcanic geology giving it a broad range of diverse ecological conditions ranging from oligotrophic to mesotrophic waters.
www.edenriverstrust.org.uk /SAC.htm   (243 words)

  
 Using “River Habitat Survey” to Plan Habitat Improvements for Fish
The second case study is on the River Eden, where catchment-wide evaluation has been used to produce suggestions for improved habitat management practises with the ultimate aim of increasing trout and salmon stocks.
RHS summary statistics for the Eden were compared with summary statistics from the RHS database for Cumbria County, North West of England and the UK.
In both the cases of the Sankey and the Eden this was either undertaken by liasing with local Environment Agency Fisheries Officers, or presenting the findings of the RHS analysis to the Environment Agency Area Office to support their existing management strategies.
www.cfb.ie /salmonid_workshop/mark_diamond.htm   (4024 words)

  
 The Eden Valley, Cumbria
The River Eden has its source in the Mallerstang Valley, gradually descending until it reaches the market town of Kirkby Stephen.
Appleby straddles the River Eden; the tree lined main street links the Castle with the Church, making it one of the prettiest towns in the valley.
Eden is wonderful walking country, either a leisurely walk along river banks and lake shore or take to the higher paths over the Pennines and Lake District fells.
www.eden-in-cumbria.co.uk /edenvalley.html   (481 words)

  
 River Eden
The River Eden is the longest river in Cumbria.
The River Eden is one of England's cleanest rivers and is a breeding river for salmon and trout.
The river and its tributaries is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and much of the river is classified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) due to the quality and variety of wildlife found along the length of the river.
www.cleo.net.uk /index.php?category_id=387   (174 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional:Europe:United Kingdom:England:Cumbria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Cumbria is a county in the North West of England, boasting some of the most beautiful scenery in the United Kingdom.
Cumbria was formed in 1974 from the former counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
The village of St Bees is on the western coast of Cumbria, at the end of a long valley, four miles south of Whitehaven.
dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/Cumbria/desc.html   (4814 words)

  
 PaleWatery.com Rivers section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The river Clyde at approximately 103 miles long from its source in the Leadhills to its mouth in the Firth of Clyde is Scotland's third longest river.
It is one of the many tributaries of the river Clyde and although the fishing has been of a very low standard for the past few seasons it is starting to show signs of returning to the river I grew up with.
The river Eden at over 60 miles long from its source in the Pennine Hills to its mouth in the Solway Firth is Cumbria's longest river and is classified as a "Special Area of Conservation" with much of the river also classed as a "Site of Special Scientific Interest".
www.palewatery.com /rivers.htm   (558 words)

  
 Hook, line and sinker | Society Guardian | SocietyGuardian.co.uk
Polluters and environmental vandals beware; the guardians of the riverbank are on your case.
Back on the river Eden in Cumbria, the agency built a weir to monitor water flow into Carlisle and to monitor fish.
The upshot is that many millions of pounds raised by the ACA are chanelled back into river conservation, which benefits the whole habitat and the wider community More than £250,000 has been raised in the last two years.
society.guardian.co.uk /societyguardian/story/0,,1480822,00.html   (1123 words)

  
 Eden Benchmarks, Cumbria
The East Cumbria Countryside Project was commissioned to create a series of ten site-specific, carved stone sculptures which also function as seats, situated on public paths along the length of the The River Eden from its source at Mallerstang to where it joins the sea at Rockcliffe, just north of Carlisle.
The red tinged stone is common in the Eden Valley below and the grey limestone predominates on the fells.
It is shaped rather like a tombstone riven from top to bottom by a serpentine space representing the river, and stands on Lady Anne’s Way, a public path along the eastern ridge of the Mallerstang Fells.
www.visitcumbria.com /rivereden/edenbenchmarks.htm   (509 words)

  
 Walking in Cumbria
Cumbria has to be one of the finest counties in England for walking.
Eden's charm lies in its illusion of remoteness; the famous Settle to Carlisle railway follows the valley, and yet it is undiscovered by all but a few discerning walkers.
The Eden Valley is a special place, starting at the Yorkshire Dales and bounded by the Lake District and north Pennines.
www.walkingpages.co.uk /places/CP_cumbria_intro.htm   (1280 words)

  
 Life in UK Rivers Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It is a large and diverse river system, defined by the changes in geology from limestone and gritstone to sandstone.
The river is highly valued by its local users, and is already the focus of a variety of conservation, fishery and tourism initiatives, which the SAC strategy needs to recognise and complement with its focus on the key European interest features.
Life in UK Rivers worked with river users, such as farmers, landowners, fisheries associations and conservation groups, to identify the issues that are impacting on these features, and try to find ways of addressing them.
www.english-nature.org.uk /LIFEinUKRivers/strategies/eden/eden.html   (245 words)

  
 Eden Tourist Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
They are also the ideal place to pop into when in the area with plenty of free information as well as guides and maps to purchase.
Eden Tourism produces a wide range of publications to help with the planning of a visit to the area.
Discover Eden's religious past through these fascinating tours, stopping off at some of the areas most interesting and architecturally beautiful churches.
www.visiteden.co.uk /info.htm   (278 words)

  
 The Eden Valley Railway
The Eden Valley and Stainmore Railway was built to carry coal and coke from east to west, and iron ore in the opposite direction.
The engineer appointed to supervise the construction of the Eden Valley Railway and to design the numerous viaducts was Thomas Bouch, whose brother, William, was Locomotive Superintendent of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
At Bowes it joined the valley of the River Greta and this was followed along with the Scotch Corner to Penrith road (A66) to the summit at Stainmore.
www.cumbria-railways.co.uk /eden_valley_stainmore.html   (799 words)

  
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We are in a tranquil almost forgotton part of the Eden Valley, however Carlisle and Penrith (The Gateway to the Lake district) are within easy reach by car.
On on 2.5 acre property you are welcome to relax in the garden, watch the wildlfie, help feed the Shetland Sheep, chicken and geese, or stroll along the river.
Because of the situation on farmland by the River Eden we regret that Brocklewath is not suitable for wheel-chair users or children.
members.lycos.co.uk /christinemartin   (277 words)

  
 Welcome to the ACA
Rainbow trout in the river have escaped from the trout farm.
The River Wenning is a wild brown trout and salmon river and the rainbow trout are, of course, causing problems with the brown trout fry and parr.
The ACA currently acts for several clubs whose waters on the River Don have been devastated due to the discharge of huge amounts of raw sewage from the storm tanks of a sewage works in July 2006.
www.a-c-a.org /caseupdates.php   (2383 words)

  
 River Eden
There could obviously be trees in the river but none of the rapids is particularly dangerous at normal levels.
As a river it runs at about grade 2 on average though there are one or two grade 2/3s thrown in too.
One in particular challenged our right to be on the river and threatened to report us to the landowners because while some people were getting on after lunch (it's a long trip) others warmed up, 200m upstream of the fisherman.
www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk /edenlazonby.htm   (715 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | England | River pollution still a 'big problem'
The agency says the River Eden in Cumbria and its tributaries, one of the best catchments in the North West for otters, has been singled out for action against pollution from agriculture.
In North Yorkshire the River Derwent, a protected SSSI river, is also suffering.
High phosphate levels were found in 54% of all rivers in England and Wales.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/england/3132062.stm   (321 words)

  
 riverside-stay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Brocklewath House is situated on the banks of the River Eden in Cumbria.
River Eden, in a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Because of our situation on farmland by the River Eden we regret that Brocklewath is not suitable for wheel-chair users or children under 13 years of age.
www.riverside-stay.co.uk   (241 words)

  
 Environment Agency - Cumbria floods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The rain affected many of Cumbria's biggest towns including Keswick, Cockermouth, Appleby, Eamont Bridge, the Eden Valley, Kendal and Penrith, but the worst of the weather was experienced in Carlisle, where two severe flood warnings were issued.
These were for the Carlisle and Denton Holme areas of the city and the Rivers Eden, Petteril and Caldew.
Following further studies and consultation with the public, the River Eden and Petteril Flood Alleviation Scheme has been approved and construction work is began in May 2006.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk /regions/northwest/942672/?lang=_e   (469 words)

  
 Adventure activities in Eden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In Eden we are committed to providing countryside pursuits and the walker, rider, cyclist and water sports enthusiast can be assured of a warm, Cumbrian welcome and helpful advice and information from our Tourist Information Centres.
The lesser-known routes are full of interest and challenge too, covering a variety of terrain, a wealth of flora and fauna and spanning centuries of man's struggle to tame the wilder uplands.
The Cumbria Cycleway is a circular route which dissects the district of Eden as it passes through the sheltered villages of the Eden Valley from Newbiggin to Kirkby Stephen.
www.visiteden.co.uk /activities.htm   (661 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Cumbria | River quality 'getting better'
A fencing scheme to prevent agricultural waste seeping into waterways is being adopted by a growing number of farmers in the county.
In the North West region as a whole 91% of rivers are of good or fair chemical quality - a 21% increase since 1990.
Defra said several of their Countryside Stewardship Scheme agreements have played a part in improving the quality of Cumbria rivers.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/cumbria/3149920.stm   (319 words)

  
 REDFA online fishing resource. Tourist advice and information on the river Eden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Throughout the year there is always somewhere to stay whether for a family, for two or a break with a group of friends.
In Cumbria there are traditional teashops and cafes, friendly pubs and outstanding restaurants.
Eden is the perfect location to try many sporting activities - pony trekking, sailing, or canoeing.
www.edenfishing.co.uk /cumbria.html   (349 words)

  
 Fishing in Cumbria - The Lake District
The famous River Eden flows close to the hotel itself and many more fishing waters are just a short drive away.
The Eden is a semi-spate river whose Brown Trout strain has been mainly untouched, and the fighting ability of its fish has to be experienced to be believed!
Access to the Eden locally is good and wading safe in most parts of the river.
www.templesowerby.com /thingstodo/fishing.cfm   (338 words)

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