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BATE'S ISLAND, a small island in Earsdon parish, Northumberland; nearly opposite Hartley, 4½ miles SSE of Blyth. Here are remains of a chapel and a hermitage. Here also is a small harbour, made by Lord Delaval, for sheltering fishermen in storms.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a small island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | Northumberland AncC |
Place: | St Marys Island |
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