A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
BROWNSEA, or Branksea, an island and a chapelry in Studland parish, Dorset. The island lies in Poole harbour, 2 miles SSE of Poole; measures about 6 miles in circuit; and forms a romantic group of glens and hillocks, with about 100 acres recently reclaimed from the sea. It was long used as a deer park; but has now a village, a pier, a tram road, and clay pits worked for the Staffordshire potteries. A castle on it was built, in the time of Elizabeth, for defence of the harbour; strongly fortified, in the time of Charles I., for the wars; and recently renovated and adorned, as a family residence. The property was purchased, not many years ago, by Colonel Waugh, and underwent its improving changes at his hands; but was put up for sale in 1859. The chapelry was constituted in 1855, and is conterminate with the island. Post Town, Poole. Pop., 123. Houses, 27. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Salisbury. Value, £60. Patron, J. J. Menest, Esq. The church was built in 1854; and is in the early decorated style, of Purbeckstone, with a square embattled tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an island and a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Studland AP/CP Dorset AncC |
| Place names: | BRANKSEA | BROWNSEA | BROWNSEA OR BRANKSEA |
| Place: | Brownsea |
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