Article 11 Limits of harbour

The limits within which the Trustees have authority and within which the enactments relating to the harbour apply shall comprise those areas of the Severn estuary, river Severn and river Wye up to mean high water springs and lying between the following seaward and inward limits—

• The seaward limit—a line from the Welsh shore at Goldcliff in the county of Monmouthshire at reference point ST 337318 181860 due south to the limits of the Port of Bristol as prescribed by Article 3 and Schedule 1 to the Bristol Port and Harbour Revision Order 1972^f1 at reference point ST 337318 176461 and (thereafter coterminous with the limits of that Port) then north-eastward to Denny Island at reference point ST 345880 180994 and then to the English shore south of Severn Beach in the county of South Gloucestershire at reference point ST 353680 183720.

• The inward limits—

  1. (a)

     on the river Severn, the foot of the weir at Maisemore in the county of Gloucestershire at reference point SO 381800 221660 on the western parting of the river and to the foot of the weir known as Llanthony weir in the City of Gloucester at reference point SO 382185 218200 on the eastern parting of the river;

  2. (b)

     on the river Wye, the downstream face of Bigsweir Bridge at reference point SO 353870 205100 on the boundary of the county of Gloucestershire and the county of Monmouthshire.

In this article reference points refer to National Grid reference points and shall be construed as if the words “or thereabouts” were inserted after each reference point.