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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 398 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BARFLEUR , a small seaport of

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north-western

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France, over-looking the

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BAY

Bay of the

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Seine, in the

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DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

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MANCHE

Manche, 222 M . N.N.E. of Valognes by

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RAIL

rail . Pop . (1906) 1069 . In the

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MIDDLE

middle ages Barfleur was one of the

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CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief ports of embarkation for

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England . In 1120 the "

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SHIP

Ship," carrying

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William, only son of

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Henry I., went down outside the

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HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour . About 2 M. to the north is Cape Barfleur, with a lighthouse 233 ft. high .

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