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.
PRAWLE, a fishing village in Chivelstone parish, Devon; 6½ miles S E of Kingsbridge. It has a coast-guard station. Prawle-Point is the most southerlyground in Devon; flanks the E side of the entrance of Salcombe haven; consists chiefly of gneiss, all brokeninto crags; and terminates in a curious natural archway, through which a boat might pass in calm weather.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Chivelstone CP/AP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Prawle |
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