Bristol Channel, an inlet in SW. of England, between S. Wales and Devon and Cornwall, 8 m. in length, from 5 to 43 in breadth, and with a depth of from 5 to 40 fathoms; is subject to very high tides, and as such dangerous to shipping; numerous rivers flow into it.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Bristol * Britannia