List of places on the British coastline

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This is a list of places on the British coastline, by country and county (administrative). As a maritime nation, a former maritime empire and a land with a rich geological history, the United Kingdom coastline is fascinating. Some coastlines are designated Heritage Coasts.

Contents 1 England 1.1 Cornwall 1.2 Cumbria 1.3 Devon 1.4 Dorset 1.5 East Riding of Yorkshire 1.6 East Sussex 1.7 Hampshire 1.8 Kent 1.9 Lancashire 1.10 Merseyside 1.11 Southampton (shipping port) 1.12 Suffolk 1.13 Yorkshire 2 Northern Ireland 2.1 Belfast (ship building port) 3 Headline text 3.1 County Antrim 3.2 County Londonderry 4 Scotland 4.1 Aberdeen (shipping port) 4.2 Edinburgh (coastal city) 4.3 Highland 5 Wales 5.1 Anglesey 5.2 Cardiff (shipping port) 5.3 Colwyn Bay 5.4 Pembrokeshire 5.5 Swansea (shipping port) 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] England

• Jurassic coast
• Sussex coast
• South West Coast Path

[edit] Cornwall

• Land's End (headland)
• The Lizard (headland)
• Cape Cornwall (headland)

[edit] Cumbria

• Barrow-in-Furness (ship building port)

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[edit] Devon

• Plymouth (port town)
  • River Plym (river estuary)
  • River Tamar (river estuary)
• Start Point (headland)

[edit] Dorset

• Bournemouth (seaside resort town)
• Old Harry Rocks (headland)
• Poole Harbour
  • Poole (coastal town)
  • Wareham (coastal town)
    • River Frome (river estuary)
    • River Piddle (river estuary)
• Swanage (seaside resort)
• Weymouth (seaside resort)
• Isle of Portland (island and town)

[edit] East Riding of Yorkshire

• Humber (river estuary)
  • Kingston upon Hull (shipping port)

[edit] East Sussex

• Beachy Head (headland)
• Brighton (seaside town)
• Eastbourne (coastal town)
• Newhaven (seaport town)
  • River Ouse (river estuary)
• river Cuckmere (river estuary)
  • Cuckmere Haven (flood plains)
• Seaford (coastal town)
• Seven Sisters (cliffs)
  • South Downs Way (coastal bridleway)

[edit] Hampshire

• Portsmouth (shipping port)

[edit] Kent

• Dover
  • White cliffs of Dover (cliffs)
• North Foreland (headland)

[edit] Lancashire

• Blackpool (seaside town)
• Fleetwood (seaside town and fishing port)
• Lytham St Annes (seaside town)

[edit] Merseyside

• River Mersey (river estuary)
  • Liverpool (shipping port)

[edit] Southampton (shipping port)

• Hamble-le-Rice (coastal village)
• River Hamble (river estuary)
• River Itchen (river estuary)
• River Test (river estuary)

[edit] Suffolk

• Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB
• Suffolk Coast and Heaths Path

[edit] Yorkshire

• Flamborough Head (headland)

[edit] Northern Ireland

• Lecale Coast AONB

[edit] Belfast (ship building port)

• River Lagan (river estuary)

[edit] Headline text

[edit] County Antrim

• Giant's Causeway (causeway)

[edit] County Londonderry

• Londonderry (coastal city)
  • River Foyle (river estuary)

[edit] Scotland

• Firth of Forth (river estuary)
  • River Forth (river estuary)

[edit] Aberdeen (shipping port)

• River Dee (river estuary)
• River Don (river estuary)

[edit] Edinburgh (coastal city)

[edit] Highland

• Cape Wrath (cape)
  • John o' Groats (coastal village)

[edit] Wales

[edit] Anglesey

• Anglesey Coastal Path

[edit] Cardiff (shipping port)

• Cardiff Bay

[edit] Colwyn Bay

[edit] Pembrokeshire

• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
• Cardigan Bay (bay)
• Milford Haven (harbour)
  • Milford Haven (port town)
  • Pembroke Dock (port town)
• Pembrokeshire Coast Path

[edit] Swansea (shipping port)

• Gower Peninsula (headland)
  • Oxwich Bay (sandy beach)
  • Rhossili Bay (sandy beach)
  • Swansea Bay (sandy beach)
  • Threecliff Bay (sandy beach)
• River Tawe (river estuary)
• River Loughor (river estuary)

[edit] See also

• Geography of the United Kingdom
• Geology of the United Kingdom
• Rivers of the United Kingdom
• List of the British Isles

[edit] External links

• Open2: BBC: Coast
• SeaBritain 2005
• BBC: Coast
• UK Coast Guide