Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Brownsea

Brownsea, island with vil., in Poole harb., 2 miles S. of Poole, SE. Dorset. The island is 6 miles in circumference. On E. coast is Brownsea Castle, built in the reign of Elizabeth, for defence of the harbour.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "island with village"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Dorset AncC
Place: Brownsea

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