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Slapton, coast par. and vil., Devon - par., 3430 ac. (110 water), pop. 618; vil., 6 miles SW. of Dartmouth; P.O.; 1 mile E. of vil. is Slapton Lea, a sheet of fresh water, 2 miles in length and from ¼ to ½ mile wide, and separated from the sea by a narrow ridge of sand.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "coastal parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Slapton CP/ExP/AP Devon AncC |
Place: | Slapton |
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