Near Padstow, a Roman site of some importance now lies buried under the sands on the opposite side of the Camel estuary near St. Enodoc's Church, and may have been a western coastal equivalent of a Saxon Shore Fort.

The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary approximately five miles northwest of Wadebridge, ten miles northwest of Bodmin and ten miles northeast of Newquay.

The approach from the sea into the River Camel is partially blocked by the Doom Bar, a bank of sand extending across the estuary which is a significant hazard to shipping and the cause of many shipwrecks.

There have been ferries across the Camel estuary for centuries and the current service, the Black Tor Ferry, carries pedestrians between Padstow and Rock daily throughout the year.

The estuary of the River Camel forces a detour away from the sea to Rock and the Black Tor Ferry that takes walkers into Padstow.

The Doom Bar sand bank extends across the River Camel estuary in Cornwall, UK

Sketch map of the River Camel estuary

The estuary of the River Camel seen from Pentire Point with Trebetherick Point in the foreground.

The estuary of the River Camel looking seaward from Padstow

The Doom Bar sandbank extends across the Camel estuary

Four small SSSIs at Harbour Cove, Rock Dunes, Trebetherick Point and Pentire Peninsula are on the estuary, while the River Camel Valley and Tributaries SSSI covers much of the Camel Valley between Egloshayle and Blisland, and then extends in several further sections of varying size right up to its source.

With the large areas of salt marsh on the estuary, the River Camel provides an excellent location for birds.

The Camel estuary appears to have been called the River Hayle from Middle Cornish " Hayle ", estuary and while this may have been as much a description as a proper name, the continued use of the name Hayle Bay for the bay containing Polzeath beach supports this.

It is situated opposite Padstow on the northeast bank of the River Camel estuary.

It is situated on the east side of the River Camel estuary approximately six miles ( 10 km ) north of Wadebridge and half-a-mile ( 800 metres ) south of Polzeath.

Image: CamelestuaryCornwall. jpg | The Camel estuary with Trebetherick Point in the foreground

Pentire Point and Stepper Point stand at either side of the mouth of the River Camel estuary ( Pentire to the north-east, Stepper to the south-west ).

This theory, which was repeated by later antiquaries, is bolstered, or may have derived from, Cadbury's proximity to the River Cam and towns Queen Camel and West Camel, and remained popular enough to help inspire a large-scale archaeological dig in the 20th century.

The Zamburak ( Camel gun ) was introduced from Persia as a major weapon in the Mughal Empire by Humayun.

Camel caravan transport was historically important in the Sahara desert and Sahel regions which cover most of the north.

In 1914, the Somaliland Camel Corps was formed in the British Somaliland protectorate and saw service before, during, and after the Italian invasion of the territory during World War II.

In 1967, James was intending to play Sergeant Nocker in Follow That Camel, but suffered a massive heart attack and was replaced by the American comic actor Phil Silvers.

The series was never picked up, although the pilot is currently in the public domain and is available on home video, as is an early television appearance from around the same time on a vaudeville-style comedy series, Camel Comedy Caravan, originally broadcast live on CBS-TV on March 11, 1950, and starring Ed Wynn.

Parker's reputation as a cigar-smoking gun moll grew out of a playful snapshot found by police at an abandoned hideout, released to the press, and published nationwide ; while she did chain-smoke Camel cigarettes, she was not a cigar smoker.

Sopwith Aviation Company had a factory in the Canbury Park area of Kingston, where the famous Sopwith Camel was produced during World War I.

In August 1972 Camel signed with MCA Records and their eponymous debut album was released six months later.

This was the breakthrough album that brought Camel wider attention, but not without controversy.

After the release of the resulting live Pressure Points in late 1984, Camel disappeared without trace as far as the public was concerned.

It was released under Latimer's own label Camel Productions and, whilst according to some it was a triumphant return to their progressive roots, to others it was a disappointingly middle-of-the-road effort.

Inspired by the death of Latimer's father, he and Hoover then wrote Harbour of Tears ( nickname for Cobh ( pronounced ' cove ') harbour in Ireland from which many sailed off to the USA during the Potato Famine ) under the Camel name, which was released in 1996.

Latimer was smitten with the theme, and this album truly took Camel back to their prog-rock roots.

Latimer started work on unplugged ( acoustic ) versions of old Camel material, but this was aborted.

This was part of the reason why Camel ceased extensive touring.

In the September 2008 newsletter, she reported that Latimer was gradually regaining strength and they are adopting a positive frame of mind that Camel will eventually be able to play a mini-tour and release a new studio album.

The Reynolds company imported so much French cigarette paper and Turkish tobacco for Camel cigarettes that Winston-Salem was designated by the United States federal government as an official port of entry for the United States, despite the city being inland.

From 1972, R. J. Reynolds was a title sponsor of NHRA drag racing, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series and until, the IMSA Camel GT for sportscars.

Joe Camel, an anthropomorphic cartoon camel wearing sunglasses, was claimed to be a ploy to entice and interest the underaged in smoking.

This criticism was reinforced by a 1991 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showing that more children 5 and 6 years old could recognize Joe Camel than could recognize Mickey Mouse or Fred Flintstone ( coincidentally, Fred Flintstone was also once used to sell R. J. Reynolds ' Winston cigarettes ) and alleged that the Joe Camel ad campaign was targeting children, despite R. J. Reynolds ' contention that the campaign had been researched only among adults and was directed only at the smokers of other brands.

* Camel kicks: ( done with the partners positioned side-by-side ) the same movement as the basic but where the non-planted foot kicks on each slow, and where the quick-quicks are done with one foot behind the other ( in tandem ).

In Churchyards Challenge ( 1593 ) the author refers to his Edwardian broadside ballad, Davie Dicars dreame ( c. 1551-1552 ), which he says was written against by one Thomas Camel whom Churchyard then " openly confuted.

In 1967 he starred as a guest in one of the British Carry On films, Follow That Camel, a Foreign Legion parody in which he played a variation of the Sergeant Bilko character, Sergeant Nocker.

As of June 2012, Camel filters have been discontinued in the United Kingdom, with the exception of one store on Sidney Street in Cambridge due to continual record high sales since 2008.

R. J. Reynolds plans to sell Camel packs showing one of ten cities to be visited by the Camel mascot.

The name Camel derives from the Cornish language for ' the crooked one ', a reference to its winding course.

Although very few British animals rely largely on rivers for their habitat, one of the few that do, the otter, can be found on the Camel.

Being one of the few safe havens on the north coast of Cornwall, the Camel Estuary has been used since Roman times, and most likely earlier.

The name Camel is derived from Middle Cornish " Cam-El ", " Crooked one ", and seems originally to have referred only to the upper parts.

All borders removed-screen shot of one of the main effects in the " Bobby Border " part of " Camel Park ".

Kress von Kressenstein's Fourth Army was made up of the 3rd ( Anatolian ) Infantry Division's three regiments, the 31st, 32nd and 39th Infantry Regiments, totalling 16, 000 men, of whom 11, 000 to 11, 873 were combatants, Arab ancillary forces ; and one regiment of the Camel Corps.

He also ordered the concentration of a small mobile column made up of the 11th Light Horse, the City of London Yeomanry ( less one squadron each ) with the 4th, 6th and 9th Companies of the Imperial Camel Corps Brigade in No. 2 Sector.

Shah described many of the folktales widely dispersed across the world as teaching stories, writing in the introduction to one such tale, The Lost Camel, collected in his World Tales:

The town hosts the Boulia Desert Sands Camel Races, one of the more important events on the Australian camel racing circuit.

These are, in order from strongest to weakest: one elephant ( Elephant ), one camel ( Camel ), two horses ( Horse ), two dogs ( Dog ), two cats ( Cat ), and eight rabbits ( Rabbit ).

At 11: 00 the position of the attacking force was the Canterbury and Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiments, two squadrons of 1st Light Horse Regiment, one squadron of 2nd light Horse Regiment, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 10th Light Horse Regiment ( 3rd Light Horse Brigade ), 1st ( Australian ) Battalion, Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, Warwickshire Yeomanry and Gloucestershire Hussars with the Inverness Battery covering the New Zealanders, the Leicester and Somerset Batteries the Australians, the Hong Kong Battery covering the Battalion of Camel Corps Brigade while the HAC battery shelled " C " group of redoubts from a distance of.

Desert Column was supported by Eastern Force's Imperial Camel Corps Brigade, the 54th ( East Anglian ) Division, less one brigade back on the Suez Canal Defences, No. 7 Light Car Patrol and 5th Wing Royal Flying Corps.

The Camel Thorn tree Acacia erioloba forest is one of only two in the world with the other being between Mariental and Rehoboth in Namibia.

It was also during this period ( 3 September ) that Bickerton became one of the first men to use the Sopwith Camel as a night-fighter.

The initial settlement of Wade ( the name of Wadebridge before the bridge was built ) came about due to a ford in the River Camel ( Camel probably meaning " crooked one ").