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Encyclopedia Britannica



FRESHWATER

This article appears in Volume V11, Page 209 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: FRA-GAE
FRESHWATER , a watering place in the Isle of Wight, England, 12 M. W. by S. of Newport by rail. Pop.(19or) 3306. It is a scattered township lying on the peninsula west of the river Var, which forms the western extremity of the
island
 . The portion known as Freshwater Gate fronts the English Channel from the strip of low-lying
coast
  interposed between the cliffs of the peninsula and those of the main part of the
island
 . The peninsula rises to 397 ft. in Headon Hill, and the cliffs are magnificent. The western promontory is flanked on the north by the picturesque Alum Bay, and the lofty detached rocks known as the Needles lie off it. Farringford
House
  in the parish was for some time the
home
  of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, who is commemorated by a tablet in All Saints'
church
  and by a
great
 
cross
  on the high
downs
  above the town. There are golf links on the
downs
 .


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