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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.
Piel, island with ry. sta. and harbour, Dalton in Furness par., N. Lancashire, at 8. extremity of Furness Peninsula, 5 miles SE. of Barrow in Furness, and connected with the mainland by a causeway; P.O., called Piel Pier; near the sta. are the massive ruins of Piel Castle, or the Pile (or Peel) of Fouldrey.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Dalton in Furness AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
| Place names: | PIEL | PIEL PIER |
| Place: | Piel |
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