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Brightlingsea, par. and seaport with ry. sta., NE. Essex, on estuary of river Colne, 8 miles SE. of Colchester, 2869 ac. abd 678 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 3311; P.O., T.O. The inhabitants are for the most part engaged in the oyster fisheries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and seaport with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Brightlingsea Parish Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Brightlingsea |
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