In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Burrow Island like this:
Rat Island.-- (or Burrow Island), Hants, in the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour.
Burrow Island through time
Burrow Island is now part of Gosport district. Click here for graphs and data of how Gosport has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Burrow Island itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Burrow Island, in Gosport and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22687
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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