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NAZE (The), a headland in the E of Essex; 5 miles S of Harwich. A tower is on it; and a rocky ledge, 1½mile long, with from 2 to 5 feet water, is off it. The name is a corruption of "ness" or "nez, " a nose.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a headland" (ADL Feature Type: "capes") |
| Administrative units: | Essex Ancient County |
| Place names: | NAZE | NAZE THE | THE NAZE |
| Place: | The Naze |
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