The Duchy of Lancaster’s ancient foreshore runs from the River Mersey in the south to Barrow-in-Furness in the north and consists predominantly of the land between mean high tide and mean low tide. It includes around 100 lettings for a variety of uses, from sheep farming to renewable energy infrastructure and bridges. The Duchy also owns some Foreshore in Wales and Eastern England
Minerals
The Duchy has a mineral portfolio which extends from South Wales to North Yorkshire. It consists of limestone quarries, which supply material to the UK construction sector, a mine supplying gypsum to the cement industry and an interest in a polyhalite mine. In addition to these ongoing operations, the Duchy holds both freehold and manorial mineral interests beneath its historic land holdings.
Rural Estate
There are five rural surveys within the Duchy totalling 41,908 acres
