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.
Whitstable.-- seaport and par. with ry. sta. (Whitstable on Sea), Kent, 6 miles NW. of Canterbury by rail, 3601 ac. and 561 foreshore, pop. 4882; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Whitstable is the port of Canterbury, and carries on a considerable shipping trade, especially in coals. It has extensive oyster fisheries, for which it has been famous from the days of the Romans, the oysters of Whitstable being the most delicate in the market.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Kent AncC |
| Place: | Whitstable |
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