Caldew Valley, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Caldew Valley | River Valley |
| Mungrisdale | Civil Parish |
| Eden | District |
| Cumbria | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
54° 40' 48'' North , 3° 3' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
NY321322
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
North and Western Region; Cumberland
The River Caldew is a river running through Cumbria in England. Historically, the county watered by the Caldew was Cumberland.
The Caldew's source is high up on Skiddaw, between the summit and Sale How, in the Lake District, from where it runs east through a valley between Bowscale Fell and Carrock Fell.
At Hutton Roof, the river emerges from the dale and turns sharply northwards, a course taking it through the settlements of Hesket Newmarket, Sebergham, Buckabank and Dalston. At Buckabank the river flows over a weir that provides a mill stream to the cotton mill and there is a salmon ladder. Flowing under Hawksdale Bridge at Bridge End and Dalston's two other bridges (Jubilee Bridge and the White Bridge) the river then flows towards Cummersdale where another weir used to exist above the now modernised textile mill.
In 2016 the floodwaters of the swollen river Caldew washed away the eighteenth-century Bell Bridge at Sebergham.
The river enters the suburbs of Carlisle north of Cummersdale flowing over a weir in Denton Holme at the site of a large Victorian mill. The river flows through the city from Denton Holme beneath west walls and then the Caldew skirts around the castle before emptying into the River Eden opposite Stanwix.
Etymology
" Probably 'the cold river', from OE 'cald' and OE 'éa' 'river', influenced by OFr 'ewe' 'water'... However, the possibility that this is a Brit.[ish] name meaning 'swift river' from the same root as 'Calder' cannot be ruled out altogether." (OE=Old English, OFr=Old French, Brit.=British language) (Whaley, Diana (2006) A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.64. ISBN 0904889726)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 Description: In a small quartz vein exposed by the side of the track below Coomb Height, just north-east of Wet Swine Gill [NY32103215](Fortey et al., 1984). References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Description: Cooper & Stanley (1990): "From the flank of Coomb Height (Davidson & Thomson, 1951: 144) schorl 'about 1/4 mile [0.4km] east of Burdle Gill. In a quartz vein with jamesonite north-east of Wet Swine Gill (Fortey et al., 1984)." References: |
| ⓘ Stibiconite Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) Colour: light grey Description: Cooper & Stanley (1990): "Stibiconite was tentatively identified as light grey patches in a jamesonite-bearing vein at the foot of Coomb Height to the NE of Wet Swine Gill (Fortey et al., 1984)." References: |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Stibiconite | 4.DH.20 | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibiconite | Sb3+Sb25+O6(OH) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Caldew |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q7337201 |
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