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    (secondary coordinates) The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the Humber Estuary in northern England: Bull Sand Fort (53°33′43″N 0°4′3″E...
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    and North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire, to the south. The Humber Forts were built in the mouth of the estuary for the First World War. Planned...
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    Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named for their designer, Guy Maunsell. The forts were decommissioned during the late 1950s and...
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  • The Humber Forts Fort Paull The Tyne Turrets Fort Charlotte, Shetland Fort George, Scotland Milford Haven Dale Fort Fort Hubberstone Popton Fort Pill...
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    The Humber River (Ojibwe: Gabekanaang-ziibi, meaning: "little thundering waters") is a river in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin...
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    Fort Paull is a gun battery situated on the north bank of the Humber, near the village of Paull, downstream from Hull in northern England. Batteries have...
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    Cleethorpes (/ˈkliːθɔːrps/) is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England with a population of 29,678...
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    Grimsby (category Ports and harbours of the Humber)
    Grimsby's seaport Grimsby Institute Grimsby Minster Grimsby Town Hall Humber Forts Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre People's Park Waltham Windmill Weelsby...
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    The Toronto Carrying-Place Trail, also known as the Humber Portage and the Toronto Passage, was a major portage route in Ontario, Canada, linking Lake...
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    Spurn (category Islands of the Humber)
    The 1957 optic in the National Maritime Museum Humber Vessel traffic service RNLI Platform Humber Forts Spurn Lightship Spurn Point Military Railway May...
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    Fort Toronto, also known as Fort Portneuf, was a French trading post that was located near the mouth of the Humber River in what is now Toronto, Ontario...
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    with three forts, connected by a wall, stretching from the opposite bank of the Hull to Northgates, south to the Humber estuary. The central fort "Hull Castle"...
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    Philip Gregory Humber (/ˈʌmbər/; born December 21, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched for the New York Mets, Minnesota...
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    Humber is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, and is 10 miles (16 km) north from the city and county town of Hereford. The...
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    Magasin Royal (category French forts in Canada)
    along the Humber River at Old Mill. It was built by Philippe Dagneau dit Douville, sieur de la Saussaye, and it is commonly known as Fort Douville. The...
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    Metro Council, Frederick G. Gardiner. The six-lane section east of the Humber River was built in segments from 1955 until 1964 by the Metropolitan Toronto...
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    Biddulph Moor. It flows through and drains the North Midlands into the Humber Estuary. The river is known for dramatic flooding after storms and spring...
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    Norþanhymbre meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", as opposed to the people south of the Humber Estuary. What was to become Northumbria started...
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    Humber Bay is a bay of Lake Ontario south of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located between Ontario Place on the east and Mimico Creek to the west. The...
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    The Queensway–Humber Bay, known officially as Stonegate–Queensway, is a neighbourhood in the southwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the...
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    Agricola built a network of military roads and forts to secure the Roman occupation. Existing forts were strengthened and new ones planted in northeastern...
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    mouth of the Humber, while Robert of Gloucester's Metrical Chronicle (late 13th C) says the invading army arrived "south of the Humber". Peter of Langtoft's...
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  • Queen Elizabeth Way (category Transport in Fort Erie, Ontario)
    on the east side of the Humber River. The QEW is a 139 km (86 mi) route that travels from the Peace Bridge – which connects Fort Erie with Buffalo, New...
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    in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, lying on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, east of the watercourse known as Hedon Haven. The village is situated...
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    used and was eventually attached to a French trading fort just inland from Lake Ontario on the Humber. Confusion about the name of location may also be attributed...
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    better equipment allowed the Holland Marsh to be drained by November 13. The Humber River in the west end of Toronto caused the most destruction as a result...
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    Humber Bay Park is a waterfront park located in Etobicoke, part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The park consists of two landspits situated at the mouth of...
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    passed southward, and was eventually applied to a new fort at the mouth of the Humber River. Fort Toronto was the first European settlement in the area...
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    would spend his summers. Matheson moved to Toronto in 2000 and attended Humber College's cooking program. To serve a short stint as a roadie for his friends'...
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  • the Hairless Man Anon. (Gwyn Evans) The Union Jack (2nd Series) 1,325 The Humber Woodyard Mystery Anon. (George N. Philips) The Union Jack (2nd Series) 1...
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