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.
Seaham Harbour, seaport town and eccl. dist. with ry. sta. (Seaham), Dalton le Dale par., Durham, 5½ miles S. of Sunderland, 1089 ac., pop. 7714; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper. Seaham Harbour (which is identical with the township and local government district of Dawdon) dates from 1828. It has bottle works, chemical works, &c., but it depends for its prosperity mainly on the coal trade. It communicates by railway with Several extensive collieries, and has spacious quays, jetties, and other conveniences for the shipping of coal. On Red Acre Point is a lighthouse 58 ft. high, with fixed light (Seaham) 94 ft. above high water and Seen 14 miles, and with revolving light (Seaham) 94 ft. above high water and seen 11 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport town" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Seaham |
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