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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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AGNES (St.), One of the Scilly Islands, near the southern extremity of the group, separated on the NE from St. Mary's by St. Mary's Sound. It consists of two parts, St. Agnes-proper and the Gugh, divided from each other by high water of spring tides. The former measures about 1 mile by ½; the latter, about ¾ of a mile by ¼. Much of the land is fertile and well cultivated. St. Agnes-proper displays some interesting features, contains a church, and is crowned by a light house, 72 feet high, having a revolving light, with one minute flash. The Gugh has a curious rock pillar 9 feet long, and several stonecovered barrows. Pop., 200.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "One of the Scilly Islands" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
| Place names: | AGNES ST | ST AGNES |
| Place: | St Agnes Island |
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