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Bursledon, par. and vil., S. Hants, on river Hamble, 4½ miles SE. of Southampton, 775 ac. land, 21 tidal water, and 39 foreshore, pop. 651; P.O.; has a small quay; trades in corn and coals. In the time of William III. and Queen Anne several large men-of-war were built here.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
Administrative units: | Bursledon CP/Ch Hampshire AncC |
Place: | Bursledon |
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