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[[File:Appleton-Alb345b.1Cropped.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The river as depicted in a 1588 map]]
[[File:Appleton-Alb345b.1Cropped.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The river as depicted in a 1588 map]]


The '''River Alde''' is a [[river]] in [[Suffolk]], [[England]] passing by [[Snape, Suffolk|Snape]] and [[Aldeburgh]]. The river is known as the '''River Ore''' as it approaches [[Orford, Suffolk|Orford]]<ref>[[Ordnance Survey]] - Leisure Series Map 156</ref> and flows by a shingle spit before emptying into the [[North Sea]].
The '''River Alde''' and '''River Ore''' form a [[river]] system in [[Suffolk]], [[England]] passing by [[Snape, Suffolk|Snape]] and [[Aldeburgh]]. The River Alde and River Ore meet northwest of [[Blaxhall]]. From there downriver the combined river is known as the River Alde past [[Snape]] and [[Aldeburgh]], and then again as the River Ore as it approaches [[Orford, Suffolk|Orford]]<ref>[[Ordnance Survey]] - Leisure Series Map 156</ref> and flows by a shingle spit before emptying into the [[North Sea]].


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The '''River Ore''' flows around {{convert|18|km|mi}} from its sources west of [[Dennington]] south and east through [[Framlingham]], [[Parham, Suffolk|Parham]] and [[Marlesford]], meeting the River Alde to the northwest of [[Blaxhall]].<ref name=os>Ordnance Survey of Great Britain</ref>
The [[Source (river or stream)|source]] of the River Alde is [[Brundish]] near [[Laxfield]] in the same area as the [[River Blyth, Suffolk|River Blyth]]. Initially a stream, it becomes tidal and widens considerably when it reaches Snape. It meanders [[east]] past Aldeburgh, after which this part of the river was named.<ref>Theo Clarke and Nick Sinclair, ''Ebb & Flow River Heritage Walks'' (Ipswich: Leveretts, 2008) {{ISBN|978-0-9559958-0-4}}.</ref> Though it once entered the sea near Orford, the mouth of the river has now been pushed some five miles further south as shingle has accumulated over hundreds of years after which it splits to form [[Havergate Island]] and is joined by its tributary, the [[Butley River]], before reaching the sea at [[Shingle Street]].


The [[Source (river or stream)|source]] of the '''River Alde''' is [[Brundish]] near [[Laxfield]] in the same area as the [[River Blyth, Suffolk|River Blyth]]. Soon after combining with the River Ore, it reaches Snape where it becomes tidal and widens considerably. It meanders [[east]] past Aldeburgh, the town which gave the river its name by back-formation.<ref>A Dictionary of British Place-Names, by A D Mills, Oxford University Press, 2011</ref>
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During [[Tudor period|Tudor]] times, the river served as a [[port]] from which four ships were launched to fight against the [[Spanish Armada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aldeburgh-uk.com/aldenore.htm|title=Alde and Ore Association-Protecting Aldeburgh’s River|accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> The river no longer serves as a port but as an area for [[yacht]] club members to gather to sail.


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The River Ore is the name of the final section of around {{convert|11|km|mi}} of the River Alde from just above Orford to the sea.<ref>[[Ordnance Survey]] Leisure series map 156</ref> It has one [[tributary]], the [[Butley River]], and [[Havergate Island]] is found at their [[confluence]]. Though it once entered the sea near Orford, the mouth of the river has now been pushed some five miles further south as shingle has accumulated over hundreds of years.
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==River Ore==
{{For|the river in Scotland|River Ore, Fife}}
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The River Ore is the name of the final section of around {{convert|11|km|mi}} of the River Alde from just above Orford to the sea.<ref>[[Ordnance Survey]] Leisure series map 156</ref> It has one [[tributary]], the [[Butley River]], and [[Havergate Island]] is found at their [[confluence]].


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During [[Tudor period|Tudor]] times, the river served as a [[port]] from which four ships were launched to fight against the [[Spanish Armada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aldeburgh-uk.com/aldenore.htm|title=Alde and Ore Association-Protecting Aldeburgh’s River|accessdate=2007-12-29}}</ref> The river no longer serves as a commercial port but as an area for [[yacht]] sailing.
The lower reaches of the river passes through [[marshland]] and [[Shingle beach|shingle]] or [[sand]] beaches, most of which is now owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] as the "Orford Ness National Nature Reserve". Before the National Trust took ownership of this land, it was the site of a secret [[military]] base where [[Cobra Mist]] trials of [[over-the-horizon radar]] were carried out during the [[Cold War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2006/05/24/orfordness_feature.shtml|title=The mystery of Orford Ness|accessdate=2007-12-29|work=BBC Suffolk}}</ref>


The shingle spit that blocks the river, [[Orford Ness]], is now some 10 miles in length and is owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-orfordness.htm|title=Orford Ness National Nature Reserve|accessdate=2007-12-29|publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430105836/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-orfordness.htm|archivedate=2010-04-30|df=}}</ref> The main area through which the River Alde flows is open countryside in private ownership, much of it arable farmland.
The lower reaches of the river pass through [[marshland]] and [[Shingle beach|shingle]] or [[sand]] beaches, most of which is now owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]] as the "Orford Ness National Nature Reserve". Before the National Trust took ownership of this land, it was the site of a secret [[military]] base where [[Cobra Mist]] trials of [[over-the-horizon radar]] were carried out during the [[Cold War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2006/05/24/orfordness_feature.shtml|title=The mystery of Orford Ness|accessdate=2007-12-29|work=BBC Suffolk}}</ref>

The shingle spit that blocks the river, [[Orford Ness]], is now some 10 miles in length and is owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-orfordness.htm|title=Orford Ness National Nature Reserve|accessdate=2007-12-29|publisher=[[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430105836/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-orfordness.htm|archivedate=2010-04-30|df=}}</ref> The main area through which the Rivers Alde and Ore flow is open countryside in private ownership, much of it arable farmland.


The tidal reaches (below Snape Bridge) are within the [[Suffolk Coast and Heaths]] [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]], as well as being a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]],<ref name=sssicite>[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003208.pdf Alde-Ore Estuary], SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-29.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/livingwiththesea/project_details/good_practice_guide/shingleCRR/shingleguide/Annexes/Annex06Orfordness/Index.htm|title=Guidance for the Management of Coastal Vegetated Shingle|accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> a designated [[Special Area of Conservation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jncc.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0030076|title=Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries|accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> and a [[Special Protection Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/text.asp?PageId=91|title=Suffolk Coast and Heaths - Caring for the coast and its special wildlife|accessdate=2007-12-30|publisher=Suffolk Coasts and Heaths|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114143133/http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/text.asp?PageId=91|archivedate=2007-11-14|df=}}</ref> An [[RSPB]] reserve, Boyton Marshes, is situated between the River Ore and the [[Butley River]]. A registered charity, the [[Alde & Ore Association]], exists to "preserve and protect for the public benefit the Alde, Ore and Butley Creek rivers and their banks from Shingle Street to their tidal limits".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aldeandore.org/|title=Alde and Ore Association|accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref>
The tidal reaches (below Snape Bridge) are within the [[Suffolk Coast and Heaths]] [[Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty]], as well as being a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]],<ref name=sssicite>[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003208.pdf Alde-Ore Estuary], SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-29.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/livingwiththesea/project_details/good_practice_guide/shingleCRR/shingleguide/Annexes/Annex06Orfordness/Index.htm|title=Guidance for the Management of Coastal Vegetated Shingle|accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> a designated [[Special Area of Conservation]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jncc.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0030076|title=Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries|accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> and a [[Special Protection Area]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/text.asp?PageId=91|title=Suffolk Coast and Heaths - Caring for the coast and its special wildlife|accessdate=2007-12-30|publisher=Suffolk Coasts and Heaths|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114143133/http://www.suffolkcoastandheaths.org/text.asp?PageId=91|archivedate=2007-11-14|df=}}</ref> An [[RSPB]] reserve, Boyton Marshes, is situated between the River Ore and the [[Butley River]]. A registered charity, the [[Alde & Ore Association]], exists to "preserve and protect for the public benefit the Alde, Ore and Butley Creek rivers and their banks from Shingle Street to their tidal limits".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aldeandore.org/|title=Alde and Ore Association|accessdate=2012-01-27}}</ref>
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The novel ''[[What I Was]]'' by [[Meg Rosoff]] is set on the coastline where the River Ore meets the sea.
The novel ''[[What I Was]]'' by [[Meg Rosoff]] is set on the coastline where the River Ore meets the sea.
{{Orford Ness map}}
{{Orford Ness map}}

===Tributary===
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The '''River Ore''' is also the name of a tributary of the Alde that flows around {{convert|18|km|mi}} from west of [[Dennington]] south and east through [[Framlingham]], [[Parham, Suffolk|Parham]] and [[Marlesford]], flowing into the River Alde to the north of [[Blaxhall]].<ref name=os>Ordnance Survey of Great Britain</ref>


==Alde Mudflats==
==Alde Mudflats==
An area of mudflats {{convert|22|ha|acres}} on the southern side of the river, near Iken, is managed by the [[Suffolk Wildlife Trust]] as their Alde Mudflats nature reserve however there is no public access to prevent a human disturbance.<ref name=swt>[http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves/alde-mudflats Alde Mudflats], Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-05-29.</ref>
An area of mudflats {{convert|22|ha|acres}} on the southern side of the river, near Iken, is managed by the [[Suffolk Wildlife Trust]] as their Alde Mudflats nature reserve: there is no public land access to prevent a human disturbance.<ref name=swt>[http://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/reserves/alde-mudflats Alde Mudflats], Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-05-29.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Suffolk Coast and Heaths]]
*[[Suffolk Coast and Heaths]]
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*[[River Ore, Fife]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:07, 4 June 2020

Alde and Ore
The river at Aldeburgh
River Alde is located in Suffolk
River Alde
Location of the river mouth within Suffolk
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RegionSuffolk
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 • locationBrundish
 • coordinates52°16′48″N 1°18′17″E / 52.2799°N 1.3048°E / 52.2799; 1.3048
 • elevation60 m (200 ft)
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 • locationSaxstead
 • coordinates52°15′02″N 1°18′02″E / 52.2505°N 1.3006°E / 52.2505; 1.3006
 • elevation57 m (187 ft)
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North Sea
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The river as depicted in a 1588 map

The River Alde and River Ore form a river system in Suffolk, England passing by Snape and Aldeburgh. The River Alde and River Ore meet northwest of Blaxhall. From there downriver the combined river is known as the River Alde past Snape and Aldeburgh, and then again as the River Ore as it approaches Orford[1] and flows by a shingle spit before emptying into the North Sea.

The River Ore flows around 18 kilometres (11 mi) from its sources west of Dennington south and east through Framlingham, Parham and Marlesford, meeting the River Alde to the northwest of Blaxhall.[2]

The source of the River Alde is Brundish near Laxfield in the same area as the River Blyth. Soon after combining with the River Ore, it reaches Snape where it becomes tidal and widens considerably. It meanders east past Aldeburgh, the town which gave the river its name by back-formation.[3]

The River Ore is the name of the final section of around 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) of the River Alde from just above Orford to the sea.[4] It has one tributary, the Butley River, and Havergate Island is found at their confluence. Though it once entered the sea near Orford, the mouth of the river has now been pushed some five miles further south as shingle has accumulated over hundreds of years.

During Tudor times, the river served as a port from which four ships were launched to fight against the Spanish Armada.[5] The river no longer serves as a commercial port but as an area for yacht sailing.

The lower reaches of the river pass through marshland and shingle or sand beaches, most of which is now owned by the National Trust as the "Orford Ness National Nature Reserve". Before the National Trust took ownership of this land, it was the site of a secret military base where Cobra Mist trials of over-the-horizon radar were carried out during the Cold War.[6]

The shingle spit that blocks the river, Orford Ness, is now some 10 miles in length and is owned by the National Trust,[7] The main area through which the Rivers Alde and Ore flow is open countryside in private ownership, much of it arable farmland.

The tidal reaches (below Snape Bridge) are within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, as well as being a Site of Special Scientific Interest,[8][9] a designated Special Area of Conservation[10] and a Special Protection Area.[11] An RSPB reserve, Boyton Marshes, is situated between the River Ore and the Butley River. A registered charity, the Alde & Ore Association, exists to "preserve and protect for the public benefit the Alde, Ore and Butley Creek rivers and their banks from Shingle Street to their tidal limits".[12]

The novel What I Was by Meg Rosoff is set on the coastline where the River Ore meets the sea.

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Alde Mudflats

An area of mudflats 22 hectares (54 acres) on the southern side of the river, near Iken, is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust as their Alde Mudflats nature reserve: there is no public land access to prevent a human disturbance.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey - Leisure Series Map 156
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey of Great Britain
  3. ^ A Dictionary of British Place-Names, by A D Mills, Oxford University Press, 2011
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey Leisure series map 156
  5. ^ "Alde and Ore Association-Protecting Aldeburgh's River". Retrieved 29 December 2007.
  6. ^ "The mystery of Orford Ness". BBC Suffolk. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
  7. ^ "Orford Ness National Nature Reserve". National Trust. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2007.
  8. ^ Alde-Ore Estuary, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  9. ^ "Guidance for the Management of Coastal Vegetated Shingle". Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  10. ^ "Alde, Ore and Butley Estuaries". Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  11. ^ "Suffolk Coast and Heaths - Caring for the coast and its special wildlife". Suffolk Coasts and Heaths. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
  12. ^ "Alde and Ore Association". Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Orfordness Visitor Map". National Trust. 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  14. ^ Alde Mudflats, Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
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