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Osborne, royal residence, Whippingham par., Isle of Wight, on Osborne Bay, 1 mile SE. of East Cowes; the edifice is in the Italian style, and has a campanile 90 ft., and a flag-tower 112 ft. high; the royal apartments are adorned by a large collection of statuary and paintings, and look out upon terraced gardens and lawns which stretch to the sea.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "royal residence" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Whippingham Parish Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Osborne |
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