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Dovercourt, par. and ry. sta., forming S. district of Harwich, E. Essex, at mouth of estuary of river Stour, 1438 ac., 200 tidal water, and 529 foreshore, pop. 2021; P.O., T.O., and P.O. at Upper D., 1 mile distant; on the shore or Inner Ridge, abreast of Dovercourt, are two axed lights (Harwich), seen 11 and 9½ miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Dovercourt Parish Essex Ancient County |
| Place: | Dovercourt |
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