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Dover (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 08 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.1333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 18 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 1.3000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Country's most important seaport; located in valley famous for its white chalk cliffs; was hub of Roman roads in the 4th century; 40 foot-high remains of Roman lighthouse here; one of Cinque Ports under Saxons in the 11th century; Saxon church of St. Mary in Castro here; 12th-century Dover Castle is built on the site of an early Norman castle; expanded under Norman kings in the 12th century; sacked by French in 1295; heavily bombed during World War II. |
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| Dover (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Douvres (C,O)
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| Dovera (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Dovere (H,V)
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............ | recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 |
| Dubra (H,O)
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| Dubrae (H,O)
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| Dubris (H,O)
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............ | ancient |
| Dubris Portis (H,O)
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| Dubris Portus (H,O)
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| Dwyr (H,O)
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Kent (county) (P) |
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Dover (inhabited place) (P) |
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Dover (inhabited place) (P,H) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by Iron Age |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| fort (H) |
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Roman fort lies beneath the modern city |
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