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Shoeburyness, vil. with ry. sta., South Shoebury par., Essex, 3 m. SE. of Southend and 45 E. of London; P.O., T.O.; has extensive artillery barracks at Shoebury Fort, and is a station for artillery practice; a large brickfield gives employment to numbers of the inhabitants.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | South Shoebury CP/AP Essex AncC |
Place: | Shoeburyness |
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