A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Chesil Bank, ridge of shingle, with varying breadth of from 170 to 200 yards, on coast of Dorset; stretches 9½ miles NW. from Portland to Abbotsbury, and is separated from the mainland by two narrow channels (East and West Fleet).
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "ridge of shingle" (ADL Feature Type: "ridges") |
| Administrative units: | Dorset AncC |
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