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Ravenglass, small seaport and market town with ry. sta., Muncaster par., Cumberland, at the head of the estuary of the Irt, Mite, and Esk, 4½ miles NW. of Bootle and 16½ SE. of Whitehaven; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Wednesday. The population of Ravenglass is engaged in the coasting trade and oyster fishery.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "small seaport" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
Administrative units: | Muncaster AP/CP Cumberland AncC |
Place: | Ravenglass |
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