Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for PRINCESSA SHOAL

PRINCESSA SHOAL, a submarine chalky ledge; offthe E end of the Isle of Wight, near Bembridge point and St. Helen's Road. It is ¾ of a mile long; and, inone part, has only 3 fathoms water.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a submarine chalky ledge"   (ADL Feature Type: "seafloor features")
Administrative units: Hampshire AncC

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