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LANGSTONE-HARBOUR, a sea-inlet in Hants; between Portsea island and Hayling island. It enters from the English channel, 3¾ miles E of Portsmouth, opposite the E extremity of the Isle of Wight; and penetrates 4½ miles north-north-eastward to the vicinity of Havant. Its entrance is narrow; its interior expands to a width of fully 2½ miles; and its waters have the character of a lagoon. Its depth, over a bar at its entrance, is less than 1 fathom; but, in the interior, is generally 5 or 6 fathoms. Cumberland fort is at its mouth; part of the new fortifications of Portsmouth is on its W side; and the viaduct of the Hayling railway spans the strait at its NE extremity.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a sea-inlet" (ADL Feature Type: "channels") |
| Administrative units: | Hampshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Langston |
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