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.
SHOEBURY-FORT, a place in South Shoebury parish, Essex; on Shoebury-Ness, 3¼ miles N by W of the Nore light, and 3½ ESE of Southend r. station. It has barracks for a detachment of royal artillery, a station for artillery practice, and a post-office‡ under Southend. The name Shoebury occurred in the Saxon times, and was then written Schoebirig.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a place" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | South Shoebury CP/AP Essex AncC |
| Place: | Shoeburyness |
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