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.
HAPPISBURGH GAT, or HASBROUGH GAT, a seachannel, off the coast of Norfolk; lying between the beach and a shoal, and taking name from being partly opposite Happisburgh or Hasborough parish. It extends from N to S; is 10½ miles long, and 1 mile wide; and has a depth of from 8 to 1 5 fathoms. Two fixed lights are at its S end, within a mile SE of Happisburgh village; were put up in 1791; have heights of 137 and 100 feet; and are seen at the distance of 18 and 15 miles. A floating light is at the N end, in 13 fathoms; was put up in 1831; and is 39 feet high, and visible at the distance of 10 miles.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a sea channel" (ADL Feature Type: "channels") |
| Administrative units: | Norfolk AncC |
| Place names: | HAPPISBURGH GAT | HAPPISBURGH GAT OR HASBROUGH GAT | HASBROUGH GAT |
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