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Langston, fishing vil. with ry. sta, on Langston Harbour, Hants, 1 mile S. of Havant; Langston Harbour is a narrow sea inlet between Portsea island and Hayling island, is 4 m. long and 2½ m. wide; its entrance is defended on th e W. side by Fort Cumberland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "fishing village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Hampshire AncC |
Place: | Langston |
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