Solway
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Places

New Zealand
  • Solway, New Zealand
    Solway, New Zealand
    Solway is a suburb in the southern part of Masterton, a large town in the Wairarapa Valley. Solway is the second largest suburb in the town after Lansdowne.-Education:...

    , a suburb of Masterton


United Kingdom
  • Solway Firth
    Solway Firth
    The Solway Firth is a firth that forms part of the border between England and Scotland, between Cumbria and Dumfries and Galloway. It stretches from St Bees Head, just south of Whitehaven in Cumbria, to the Mull of Galloway, on the western end of Dumfries and Galloway. The Isle of Man is also very...

    , the inlet between the north west of England and southern Scotland
  • Solway Moss
    Solway Moss
    Solway Moss, also known as Solway Flow, is a moss , in Cumbria, England near the Scottish border. , the moss is the subject of a campaign by organisations including the RSPB and Friends of the Earth to get the area declared a Special Area of Conservation in order to prevent the destruction of the...

    , lowland peat bog in Cumbria, England, near the Scottish border
    • Battle of Solway Moss
      Battle of Solway Moss
      The Battle of Solway Moss took place on Solway Moss near the River Esk on the English side of the Anglo-Scottish Border in November 1542 between forces from England and Scotland.-Background:...

      , 1542 battle between England and Scotland
  • Solway Plain
    Solway Plain
    The Solway Plain is a low-lying coastal plain in the northwest of Cumbria, England. It is an area generally lying north and west of Carlisle along the Solway Firth and drained by the rivers Esk and Lynne. This geographic unit is associated with the westernmost part of Hadrian's Wall. In medieval...

    , stretching from the edge of the northern fells of Cumbria (England) to the Solway Firth and for some miles around Carlisle, and also along the Scottish border of the Firth


United States
  • Solway, Minnesota
    Solway, Minnesota
    Solway is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 96 at the 2010 census. Solway serves as a bedroom community for nearby Bemidji.-Geography:...

  • Solway Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
  • Solway, Tennessee
    Solway, Tennessee
    Solway is an unincorporated community in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. The United States Geographic Names System classifies Solway as a populated place. The area is located between Oak Ridge and Knoxville, just southeast of the Clinch River , which forms the Anderson County line...


Ships

  • ST Solway, a tug
  • Solway Lass
    Solway Lass
    Solway Lass is a two-masted schooner. She was built in the Netherlands in 1902 and is currently operated out of Airlie Beach, Australia. She is being chartered for 3-day sailing holidays in the Whitsunday Islands.-History:...

    , tall ship
  • Solway Harvester
    Solway Harvester
    The Solway Harvester is a scallop dredger from Kirkcudbright, Scotland which sank off the coast of Ramsey, Isle of Man in heavy storms on 11 January 2000. Following salvage, the damaged ship was taken to Douglas, Isle of Man, where she remains as of August 2011.-Career and sinking:The Solway...

    , commercial trawler sunk off the Isle of Man in January 2000
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