In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Shellness like this:
Shellness, hamlet and small headland, Kent, at E. extremity of Isle of Sheppy, opposite Whits table; a coastguard station and beacon are here. At this place James N. was seized (Dee. 12, 1088) on his attempt to escape from England after the Revolution.
Additional information about this locality is available for Leysdown on Sea
Shellness through time
Shellness is now part of Swale district. Click here for graphs and data of how Swale has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Shellness itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Shellness, in Swale and Kent | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24645
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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