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.
Flatholm, island, in Bristol Channel, within par. and 8 miles NW. of Uphill, E. Somerset; is 1½ mile in circumference, and affords good sheep pasture; on the S. point is a lighthouse, 99 ft. high and 164 above high water, with occulting light seen 18 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Uphill CP/AP Somerset AncC |
| Place: | Flatholm |
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