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SWALE (The), a maritime branch of the river Medway in Kent; separating the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland, and sending off a branch of 2 miles to Milton. It describes nearly the segment of a circle from Queenborough to Whitstable; is 16 miles long, and from ½ to 1½ mile broad; and has a depth of from 3 to 5 fathoms.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a maritime branch of the river Medway" (ADL Feature Type: "channels") |
| Administrative units: | Kent Ancient County |
| Place names: | SWALE | SWALE THE | THE SWALE |
| Place: | Swale |
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