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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 792 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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LITTLEHAMPTON , a seaport and watering-See also:

PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in the See also:

CHICHESTER

Chichester See also:

PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary See also:

DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of See also:

Sussex, See also:

England, at the mouth of the Arun, 62 m . S. by W. from See also:

LONDON

London by the London, See also:

BRIGHTON

Brighton & See also:

South See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

Coast railway . Pop. of See also:

urban See also:

DISTRICT

district (1901) 7363 . There is a See also:

BEACH

beach of See also:

FIRM

firm See also:

sand . The See also:

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 is easily accessible in all weathers, and has a small See also:

general See also:

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