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Cawsand, vil. with coastguard station, E. Cornwall, on W. side of Plymouth Sound, 4 miles SW. of Plymouth; P.O.; stands on Cawsand Bay, which has anchorage for the largest ships.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with coastguard station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Cornwall AncC |
Place: | Cawsand |
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