Solway Firth

firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland
Place bay Q195413
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Summary

Solway Firth is a bay[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Solway Firth is located in Scotland[3].
  • Solway Firth is located in England[4].
  • Solway Firth is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Solway Firth's instance of is recorded as bay[6].
  • Solway Firth's instance of is recorded as fjord[7].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Eden[8].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Annan[9].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Nith[10].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Cree[11].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Dee[12].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Ellen[13].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Esk[14].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Wampool[15].
  • Solway Firth's inflows is recorded as River Waver[16].
  • Solway Firth is part of Irish Sea[17].
  • Solway Firth's Commons category is recorded as Solway Firth[18].
  • Solway Firth's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.75, 'lon': -3.6666666666667}[19].
  • Solway Firth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solway Firth[20].
  • Solway Firth's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Solway Firth's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Solway Firth's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Solway Firth's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Linne Shalmhaigh'}[24].
  • Solway Firth's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Solway Firth'}[25].
  • Solway Firth's historic county is recorded as Cumberland[26].
  • Solway Firth's historic county is recorded as Dumfriesshire[27].

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Geography

Solway Firth is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Scotland[3], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 0843[30] and England[4], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 0927[33]. It is part of Irish Sea[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include bay[6] and fjord[7].

Why It Matters

Solway Firth ranks in the top 3% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Scotland, England
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu',
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Inflows → River Eden, River Annan, River Nith +6
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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