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Swale, The, channel between the Isle of Sheppey and the mainland of Kent; extends from Queenborough to Whitstable, is 16 miles long and from ½ to 1½ mile wide, and forms a branch of the river Medway.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "channel" (ADL Feature Type: "channels") |
Administrative units: | Kent AncC |
Place names: | SWALE | SWALE THE | THE SWALE |
Place: | Swale |
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