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.
FORELAND (North), a headland on the NE coast of Kent; between the Thames mouth and the Downs, 2½ miles ESE of Margate. It is the Cantium of Ptolemy. A lighthouse, a timber structnre, was erected on it, in 1636, by Sir J. Meldrum; and was burnt in 1683. Another lighthouse, an octagonal two-story structure, was then erected, but had merely an open grate of blazing coals. An improvement on the fire-beacon of that light-house, was made in 1732; and two brick stories, surmounted by a domed, copper-coated, decagonal lantern, were added to the structure itself in 1790. The light, as now shown, is a fixed one, with patent reflectors; stands at a height of 184 feet; and is visible at the Nore, and over a distance of 24 miles.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a headland" (ADL Feature Type: "capes") |
| Administrative units: | Kent AncC |
| Place names: | FORELAND | FORELAND NORTH | NORTH FORELAND |
| Place: | North Foreland |
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