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.
CALSHOT-CASTLE, an extra-parochial tract in New Forest district, Hants; at the W side of the mouth of Southampton water, 7 miles SSE of Southampton. Pop., 23. Houses, 6. A castle here was one of the numerous small forts built by Henry VIII., for protecting the south coast; and is now a dwelling house.A lighthouse is here, with a fixed light, bright and red; and a light-vessel, called the Calshot Spit light, is in the neighbourhood; with a minute revolving light. Calshot-Castle is also a coastguard station.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "an extra-parochial tract" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | New Forest RegD/PLU Hampshire AncC |
| Place: | Calshot |
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