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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 801 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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SHANKLIN  , a watering-See also:

place in the Isle of See also:Wight, See also:England, 82 m . S. of See also:Ryde by See also:rail . Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 4533 . It is beautifully situated on the cliffs bordering the S.E. See also:coast, and is sheltered W. by high-lying See also:downs . The See also:church of St See also:John the Baptist is Perpendicular .. There are several See also:modern churches and chapels, numerous villas, a See also:pier and a lift connecting the See also:town with the esplanade beneath the cliff . The picturesque winding chasm of Shanklin Chine breaches the cliffs S. of the town .

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