The ship that broke Wordsworth's heart: UK government grants protection to wreck with connections to poetThe Earl of Abergavenny wreck is now protected to preserve its historical significance and its connection to poet William Wordsworth.
Shipwreck closely linked to William Wordsworth granted protection by the governmentThe 200-year-old shipwreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, involved in a tragic maritime disaster in 1805, has been given government protection.