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.
Walney, Isle of, island and eccl. dist., Dalton in Furness par., N. Lancashire, adjacent to Barrow in Furness, pop. 529; P.O.; is separated from Lower Furness by a narrow strait, and is 8 miles long and 1 mile wide; on SE. point is Walney Lighthouse, 60 ft. high, with revolving light 70ft. above high water and seen 13m.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Dalton in Furness AP/CP Lancashire AncC |
| Place names: | ISLE OF WALNEY | WALNEY | WALNEY ISLE OF |
| Place: | Walney |
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