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West Cowes

"WEST COWES, a seaport and market town, in the parish of Northwood, Isle of Wight, in the county of Hants, 4¾ miles N. of Newport, 12 W.S.W. of Portsmouth, and 78 S.W. of London. It is situated on elevated ground, near the mouth of the river Medina. The streets, which were narrow and inconvenient, have been greatly improved of late years; and many of the houses are handsome structures, especially in the upper part of the town, which is the most recently built. It contains, besides numerous hotels and lodging-houses, a townhall, market-house, and banks. The castle, built by Henry VIII., with its crescent shaped battery, stands on the parade near the mouth of the harbour, and is the Royal Yacht Squadron Club-house; and near it is the beautiful terrace, recently completed, the property of Sir Charles Fellows."

[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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