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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.
Kingswear, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in SE. of Devon, on E. side of the estuary of the Dart, opposite Dartmouth, 97 ac., pop. 488; P.O. Kingswear is the ry. sta. for Dartmouth, with which it communicates by steam ferry; in vicinity of vil. are the ruins of Kingswear Castle. At Kingswear is a lighthouse 36 ft. high, with fixed light (Dartmouth) 85 ft. above high water and seen 11 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kingswear Ch/CP Devon AncC |
| Place: | Kingswear |
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