River Orwell
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River Orwell River Gipping in the upper reaches |
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 Orwell and Orwell Bridge |
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| location | Suffolk , England | |
| River system | River Orwell | |
| River basin district | Anglian | |
| source | as River Gipping in Mid Suffolk District 52 ° 15 ′ 5 ″ N , 0 ° 58 ′ 18 ″ E |
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| muzzle | between Harwich and Felixstowe in the North Sea Coordinates: 51 ° 56 ′ 12 " N , 1 ° 18 ′ 13" E 51 ° 56 ′ 12 " N , 1 ° 18 ′ 13" E
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| Right tributaries | River Stour (North Sea) | |
The Orwell is a river in the English county of Suffolk . The upper course (outside of the tidal influence ) is also known as the River Gipping . It widens to an estuary at Ipswich and flows into the North Sea at Felixstowe .
Writer Eric Blair chose his pen name , George Orwell , because of his love for the river.
The Orwell is a popular river for sailing . The interest originally related to the hamlet of Pin Mill (location of the event in two children's books by Arthur Ransome : We Didn't Mean to go to Sea and Secret Water ).
The 1957 film Yangtze Incident: The Story of HMS Amethyst was shot on the river, The Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley portrayed Chinese cannon batteries in the film.
supporting documents
- ↑ The Yangtse Incident: the story of HMS Amethyst ( English , video) British Lion Holdings Ltd. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
Web links
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