EAST COWES
"EAST COWES, a district in the parish of Whippingham, Isle of Wight, in the
county of Hants, 5 miles N. of Newport. It is situated at the mouth of, the
river Medina, opposite the town of West Cowes. Since Osborne has become the
property of her Majesty, and been made her marine residence, the village
has greatly increased in size, and at the last census contained 2,000
inhabitants. The Trinity Board have a station here, which serves for a
landing-place for the Queen when bad weather hinders her Majesty from
landing under Osborne. There was formerly a custom-house establishment
here, but having been removed to West Cowes, the building has been
converted into a coastguard station."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson (c)2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003, 04:02 BST - Brian Pears]
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