image OxwichBay.jos.500pix.jpg thumb OxwichBay on the Gower Peninsula of South Wales OxwichBay lang cy Bae Oxwich is a bay on the south of the Gower Peninsula , Wales . Its landscape features sand dune s, salt marsh es and woodland . OxwichBay includes a 2.5 mile long sandy beach , accessible from the village of Oxwich . It is a popular spot for human swimming swimming and watersports including diving , sailing , water skiing and windsurfing . There is a public footpath along the cliffs from OxwichBay, around Oxwich Point, and to Port Eynon Bay. Buses run every couple of hours between Oxwich and Port Eynon. A wetland site at the rear of the dunes forms Oxwich Burrows National Nature Reserve ref http www.jncc.gov.uk pdf gcrdb GCRsiteaccount1988.pdf ref The dunes are crossed by a small stream called Nicholaston Pill. The bay ends at the eastern end with the cliffs of High Tor but at low tide, a continuous sandy beach connects with Three Cliffs Bay beyond. Submarine cables leave the mainland of United Kingdom Britain from Oxwich. These include the SOLAS cable across the Irish Sea , and the TAT 11 and Gemini North transatlantic telephone cable s. These latter two do not terminate here but instead continue on to France TAT 11 and England Gemini . On 1 February 2007, The http www.thetravelmagazine.co.uk Travel Magazine named Oxwich beach the most beautiful in Britain. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi uk news wales south west 6375469.stm BBC News South West Gower beach named Britain ... beachguide beachguide.php?action display location&loc id 29 Forces of Nature OxwichBay Beach information http www.thegowercoast.com beaches oxwichbayOxwich http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 2731799 www.geograph.co.uk photos of OxwichBay and surrounding area http www.bgs.ac.uk landslides oxwichBay.html Landslide at OxwichBay December 2009 British Geological Survey Gower Peninsula coord ... in West Glamorgan nn OxwichBay ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales static image File Oxwich st illtyd gower rb 200507.jpg 250px static image caption St Illtyd s Church latitude 51.560057 longitude 4.173732 official name Oxwich welsh name population population ref unitary wales Swansea lieutenancy wales West Glamorgan constituency westminster Gower UK Parliament constituency Gower constituency welsh assembly Gower National Assembly for Wales constituency Gower post town SWANSEA postcode district SA3 postcode area SA dial code 01792 os grid reference SS494868 Oxwich is a village on the Gower Peninsula , in the city and county of Swansea in south Wales . Oxwich is part of the small community Wales community of Penrice, Swansea Penrice which extends from the village of Horton to OxwichBay, and as of 2001 recorded a population of 454 inhabitants. ref cite book editor1 first John editor1 last Davies editor1 link John Davies historian editor2 first Nigel editor2 last Jenkins editor2 link Nigel Jenkins editor3 first Baines editor3 last Menna editor4 first Peredur I. editor4 last Lynch title The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales ... oxwich.html title Oxwich Castle accessdate 9 April 2012 publisher castlewales.com ref The parish church of St. Illtyd s overlooks OxwichBay . A place of worship has stood on this site ... gower.co.uk Content pa showpage pid 50.html title Oxwich Church publisher explore gower.co.uk accessdate 9 April 2012 ref Tourism The OxwichBay Hotel is close to the church of St. Illtyd, set in eight acres of land overlooking the west end of OxwichBay. There is also a campsite in Oxwich with a heated swimming pool accepting tents and trailers. Geography and wildlife OxwichBay is one of the most .... An OxwichBay protection Fund was then launched, and a compromise was agreed to ensure limited ... ref Oxwich s main site of historical interest is the Oxwich Castle castle which is thought by many academics ... Church oxwich oxwich.htm title St. Illtyd s Church, Oxwich publisher the gower.com accessdate 9 April ... more details
File Oxwich Castle 4.jpg thumb Oxwich Castle and dovecote Oxwich Castle occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking OxwichBay on the Gower Peninsula , Wales , United Kingdom UK . Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, this is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor architecture Tudor manor house built in courtyard style. A product of the peaceful 16th century, Oxwich was built by Sir Rice Mansel to provide sumptuous accommodation. He gave it a mock military gateway complete with family coat of arms . Sir Rice s work was confined to the southern block and was completed between the 1520s and 30s. On Mansel s death his son, Sir Edward Mansel succeeded to the property and between 1560 80 created the much grander style multi storied range which contained an impressive hall and elegant long gallery a fashionable Elizabethan architecture feature. The six storey south east tower which still survives probably accommodated the family and servants. After the Mansels moved out in the 1630s the castle fell into disrepair and the south range was used as a farmhouse. The building is now in the care of Cadw . External links commons category inline Oxwich Castle http www.llanegwad carmarthen.co.uk castleoxwich.htm llanegwad carmarthen http www.cadw.wales.gov.uk Details & photos http www.castlewales.com oxwich.html Details & photos oscoor gbx SS498862 coord 51.55463 N 4.16791 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SS498862 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Castles in Swansea Category Mock castles in Wales Category Grade I listed buildings in Swansea Category Country houses in Wales Category Article Feedback 5 Wales castle stub cy Castell Oxwich no Oxwich Castle ... more details
About the geographical feature other uses Bay disambiguation File San Sebastian aerea.jpg thumb The bay at San Sebasti n , Spain File Bay of Bengal map.png thumb The Bay of Bengal in South Asia File DirkvdM baracoa panorama.jpg thumb The bay of Baracoa , Cuba File zmir Bay.jpg thumb The bay of zmir , in Turkey A bay is a large body of water connected to an ocean or sea formed by an inlet of land due to the surrounding land blocking some ocean surface wave waves and often reducing winds . ref cite web title http www.yourdictionary.com bay url http www.yourdictionary.com bay accessdate 24 March 2012 ref Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond . A large bay may be called a Gulf geography gulf , a sea , a sound geography sound , or a bight geography bight . A cove is a circular or oval coast al inlet with a narrow entrance some coves may be referred to as bays. Bays were significant in the history of human settlement because they can provide a safe place for fishing . Later they were important in the development of sea trade as the safe anchor age they provide encouraged their selection as port s. ref name fenh Any bay may contain fish and other sea creatures or be adjacent to other bays. For example, James Bay is adjacent to Hudson Bay . Large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and the Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology . Formation There are various ways that bays can be created. The largest bays have developed as a result of continental drift . ref name fenh Cite book title ... bays formed. These include the Gulf of Guinea , Persian Gulf , Gulf of Alaska , Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Bengal which is the largest bay in the world. ref name fenh Another way bays are formed is via glacial and river erosion. ref name fenh If formed by glaciers a bay is known as a fjord . Ria ... headland s. The Gulf of California is an example of a bay created by the geological process of folding. See also Bay platform Great capes Headlands and bays References Reflist Coastal geography Category ... more details
About the department store the bay in San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area all other uses Bay disambiguation Citations missing date June 2009 Infobox company company name The Bay company logo File The Bay logo.jpg 150px company type Division business Division foundation 1670 Hudson s Bay Company HBC incorporated by Royal Charter br 1881 HBC opens its first department store br 1964 Chain rebranded as the Bay ... Partners parent Hudson s Bay Company homepage URL www.thebay.com File Simpson Tower.JPG thumb Simpson Tower , headquarters The Bay is a chain of 91 department store s that operate across parts of Canada . It is the main brand of Hudson s Bay Company HBC , North America s oldest company. ref http www.canadianaconnection.com ... . ref http www.hbc.com hbc about contacts Contacts . Hudson s Bay Company . Retrieved on 7 July ... merchandise. The Bay can be compared to U.S. retailers Macy s and Nordstrom . The average store ... span many stories high and carry a much broader range and selection of goods than The Bay stores ...?ID 12173&m Bay 2C Queen Street 2C The ref Toronto has another smaller flagship store on Bloor Street East. History The origin of the Hudson s Bay Company s department store format can be traced ... proper name Hudson s Bay Company . From 1881 up until 1960, all Hudson s Bay Company stores were located ... to the Hudson s Bay Company brand the ones in Quebec kept the name Morgan s. Image La Baie.svg right 150px thumb The French version of the logo In 1964, all Hudson s Bay Company stores were rebranded as the Bay . The Quebec stores continued under the Morgan name until 1972, when the HBC converted them to la Baie . The Bay further expanded its presence between 1989 and 1991 in Eastern Canada ... store. In 1991, Hudson s Bay Company stopped selling Fur clothing fur . ref http archives.cbc.ca IDC 1 73 545 2740 20 that was then politics economy hudsons bay fur trade Hudson s Bay Company ... Mink , and Grosvenor, are included in the highly successful Hudson s Bay Company Fur Salons. Pharmamart ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name A BayBay Cover ABayBay.jpg Artist Hurricane Chris rapper Hurricane Chris from Album 51 50 Ratchet Released May 28, 2007 Format CD single br Music download Digital download small global small br 12 inch single Vinyl single Recorded 2006 Genre Hip hop music Hip hop Length 5 03 Label J Records J Writer Chris Dooley Jr. Producer Phunk Dawg Certification Platinum small Recording Industry Association of America RIAA small Last single This single A BayBay br 2007 Next single The Hand Clap br 2007 A BayBay is a song by American rapper Hurricane Chris rapper Hurricane Chris from his debut studio album , 51 50 Ratchet . It was released on May 28, 2007 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Hurricane Chris, and produced by Phunk Dawg. ref http www.billboard.com bbcom bio index.jsp?pid 867767 Artist biography Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009. ref ref http www.myspace.com hurricane MySpace.com Hurricane Chris 51 50 Ratchet IN STORES NOW Shreveport, Louisiana Rap Hip Hop www.myspace.com hurricane Bot generated title ref ref name usatoday.com http www.usatoday.com life music news 2007 07 16 hurricane chris N.htm Hurricane Chris takes hip hop scene like a storm USATODAY.com Bot generated title ref Chart performance The song debuted at number ninety five on the Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 on June 2007. ref Jonathan Cohen, http www.billboard.com bbcom news article display.jsp?vnu content id Umbrella Reigns Again Atop Hot 100 , Billboard.com, June 14, 2007. ref On its second week, it rose at number eighty five, on its third week, the song jumped at number twenty four on the chart. ref Jonathan Cohen, http ... & Park . According to Billboard , the phrase A BayBay is heard in this song a total of sixty seven ... Page http www.youtube.com hurricanechris Hurricane Chris Official YouTube Channel DEFAULTSORT BayBay, A Category 2007 singles Category Hurricane Chris songs Category Debut singles Category Singles ... more details
At The Bay is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield . It was first published the London Mercury in January 1922, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories . ref Katherine Mansfield, Selected Stories , Oxford World s Classics, explanatory notes ref Plot summary I The shepherd is with his dog on Crescent Bay. II Stanley Burnell goes for a swim early morning, and Jonathan Trout is there the two men wanted to be the first in the water, and Jonathan expresses sympathy for Stanley. III Aunt Beryl tells Kezia not to play with her food. Stanley leaves for work, to the women s relief. IV Out in the countryside, Kezia helps Lottie with the stile to Isabel s disapproval. The Samuel Josephs children are said to be rowdy and they don t play with them any more. Then they come upon Rags and Pip, and the latter shows them a nemeral he has found in the sand. V At the beach, Aunt Beryl joins Mrs Kember, of whom Mrs Fairfield disapproves. Beryl gets changed in front of her friend. VI Linda is alone in the bungalow. She thinks back of when she was living in Tasmania with her parents, of how her father said they would go down a river in China , of how her father agreed on her marrying Stanley whom she loves for being soft underneath the veneer. Her baby boy comes along and she says she feels no motherly love for him he keeps on smiling, then plays with his toes. VII After a description of the seashore, Mrs Fairfield and Kezia are taking an afternoon nap in the bungalow. The grandmother is thinking of Uncle William, one of her sons who died of sunstroke while working as a miner Kezia asks her if she is sad, then attempts to make the grandmother promise never to die. VIII Alice visits Mrs Stubbs in town the latter shows her photographs, then talks about how her husband died of dropsy , and adds that freedom is best . IX Kezia, Lottie and Isabel are playing a card game similar ... become clear. XIII A brief description of the bay. Characters The Shepherd Stanley Burnell Linda ... more details
Bay Colony may refer to Massachusetts Bay Colony Bay Colony Railroad Bay Colony 1701 , a locomotive Bay Colony Stadium disambiguation de Bay Colony ... more details
Sandy Bay can refer to Sandy Bay, Gibraltar Sandy Bay, Hong Kong Sandy Bay, Tasmania , Australia Sandy Bay, Cape Town , South Africa Sandy Bay, Jamaica Sandy Bay, Manitoba , Canada Sandy Bay, Nicaragua Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan , Canada Sandy Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Sandy Bay Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Sandy Bay, Saint Helena Sandy Bay, Rockport , Massachusetts Sandy Bay, Falkland Islands geodis ... more details
Bay Islands may refer to Bay Islands Department , Honduras Southern Moreton Bay Islands , Queensland, Australia See also Bay of Islands Bay of Isles Island Bay, Wellington Little Bay Islands disambig geo ... more details
Deep Bay may refer to Deep Bay, British Columbia , Canada Deep Bay, Hong Kong , China Deep Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada See also Deep Bay crater Deep Bay Water Aerodrome Deep Water Bay geodis ... more details
Grand Bay is the name of more than one place Communities Grand Bay, Alabama , United States Grand Bay, Dominica officially known as Berekua Grand Bay, Grenada , a village in Carriacou island. Grand Bay, Mauritius Grand Bay Westfield , New Brunswick, Canada Water bodies Grand Bay Georgia , a swamp in the United States Grand Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , a bay in Canada disambig de Grand Bay el fr Grand Bay it Grand Bay nl Grand Bay ... more details
Pelican Bay is the name of several places in the United States Pelican Bay, Florida Pelican Bay, Texas Pelican Bay State Prison , California Pelican Bay, Anguilla geodis it Pelican Bay nl Pelican Bay pl Pelican Bay pt Pelican Bay ... more details
Crystal Bay is the name of several places including Incline Village Crystal Bay, Nevada Crystal Bay, Nevada Crystal Bay Township, Minnesota disambig de Crystal Bay ... more details
Runaway Bay may refer to Runaway Bay, Jamaica Runaway Bay, Queensland , Australia Runaway Bay, Texas , United States Runaway Bay TV series , children s television series geodis disambig ... more details
Battle of the Bay can refer to Bay Bridge Series a sports rivalry around San Francisco Bay in the US Battle of Hudson s Bay a historical naval battle in Hudson s Bay in Canada disambig ... more details
Augusta Bay may refer to Augusta Bay, Sicily , Italy Empress Augusta Bay , Bahamas Augusta Bay, Nordaustlandet , Svalbard, Norway Augusta Bay, Nunavut , Canada disambig ... more details
Deadman s Bay may refer to Deadman s Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada Deadman s Bay Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada disambig ... more details
Green Bay may refer to Geography Bodies of water Green Bay Lake Michigan , a bay of Wisconsin known to locals as the Bay of Green Bay Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador , a bay located on the island of Newfoundland Municipalities Green Bay, Wisconsin , United States Green Bay town , Wisconsin , United States Green Bay, New Zealand Green Bay, Nova Scotia , Canada Green Bay, small community of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands, Ontario , Canada Green Bay, Virginia Greenbay , village in Antigua Sports Green Bay Blizzard , a professional arena football team Green Bay Bombers , an indoor football team Green Bay Bullfrogs , a baseball team Green Bay Gamblers , a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team Green Bay Packers , a professional American football team Green Bay Phoenix , the athletic program of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay Other Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay , Wisconsin Green Bay Marathon See also Baie Verte disambiguation USS Green Bay USS Green Bay disambig cs Green Bay de Green Bay Begriffskl rung it Green Bay nl Green Bay no Green Bay pl Green Bay pt Green Bay ro Green Bay sv Green Bay ... more details
Silver Bay may refer to a location in the United States Silver Bay Alaska , a fjord located south of the town of Sitka Silver Bay, Minnesota , a small city Silver Bay, New York , a hamlet disambig de Silver Bay fr Silver Bay ... more details
Freshwater Bay can refer to The cove on the south coast of the Isle of Wight , England see Freshwater, Isle of Wight The bay in Newfoundland, Canada see Freshwater Bay, Newfoundland Freshwater Bay, Barbados Freshwater Bay Western Australia Freshwater Bay Washington disambig ... more details
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