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Foreland, North, headland, on NE. coast of Kent, 2½ m. SE. of Margate; has lighthouse, 85 ft. high, with occulting light 188 ft. above high water and seen 19 m.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "headland" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
Administrative units: | Kent AncC |
Place names: | FORELAND | FORELAND NORTH | NORTH FORELAND |
Place: | North Foreland |
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