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Kingswear, par. and vil. with ry. sta., in SE. of Devon, on E. side of the estuary of the Dart, opposite Dartmouth, 97 ac., pop. 488; P.O. Kingswear is the ry. sta. for Dartmouth, with which it communicates by steam ferry; in vicinity of vil. are the ruins of Kingswear Castle. At Kingswear is a lighthouse 36 ft. high, with fixed light (Dartmouth) 85 ft. above high water and seen 11 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Kingswear Parish Devon Ancient County |
| Place: | Kingswear |
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