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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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NORE (The), an anchoring-ground in the estuary of the Thames; 3 miles N E of Sheerness, 3¼ S S E of Shoeburyness, and 47 E of London bridge. It is called distinctively the Great Nore; it adjoins another anchorage, extending south-westward from it to the mouth of the Medway, and called the Little Nore; it lies immediately E of a narrow shoal, 1¾ mile long, called the Nore Sand; it has from 7 to 10 fathoms water, with a tidal rise of 14 or 15 feet; it is the place where ships cast anchor on entering the Thames, and whence ships from the port of London take their departure to all parts of the world; and it has, on its N side, in lat. 51o 29´ N, and long. 48´ E, a famous floating light for guiding the navigation. The first light was put up in 1731, by Mr. Hamblin, who obtained a patent for it, and made trial of it on a vessel called the " Experiment; " that light was speedily recognised as of great value, and soon went under the control of the Trinity Board; and the resent light stands 33feet high, and is visible at the distance of 10 miles.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an anchoring-ground" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | London AncC |
| Place names: | NORE | NORE THE | THE NORE |
| Place: | The Nore |
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