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HEYSHAM
, a seaport in the See also:Lancaster See also:parliamentary See also:division of See also:Lancashire, See also:England, on the See also:south See also:shore of See also:Morecambe See also:Bay, served by the Midland railway
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(1901) 3381
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Under See also:powers obtained from See also:parliament in 1896, the Midland Railway See also:Company constructed, and opened in 1904, a See also:harbour, enclosed by breakwaters, for the development of See also:traffic with See also:Belfast and other Irish ports, a daily passenger-service of the first class being established to Belfast
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The ,harbour has a See also:depth at See also:low See also:tide of 17 ft., and extensive See also:accommodation for live-stock and goods of all kinds is provided
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Heysham is in some favour as a watering-See also:place
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