A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
MILITARY CANAL (ROYAL), a canal in the S of Kent and Sussex; commencing on the coast, at Sandgate, in the vicinity of Folkestone; going westward, past Hythe, Hurst, and Ruckinge, to an intersection with the Canterbury and Hastings railway; and proceeding southwestward and south-south-westward, past Appledore and Rye, to Cliffe-End. It was cut, in connexion with the martello towers along the coast, during the great war with France; is 23 mile's long, 90 feet wide, and 18 feet deep; and is defended by a parapet.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a canal" (ADL Feature Type: "canals") |
| Administrative units: | Kent AncC Sussex AncC |
| Place names: | MILITARY CANAL | MILITARY CANAL ROYAL | ROYAL MILITARY CANAL |
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