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	Humber
		The Humber is a large tidal estuary in northern England.
		In the Anglo-Saxon period, it was a major boundary, separating Northumbria from the southern kingdoms.
		Two fortifications were built in the mouth of the river in 1914, the Humber Forts.
	www.fastload.org /hu/Humber.html (128 words)

	Humber
		The Humber is a large tidal estuary in northern England.
		Two fortifications were built in the mouth of the river in 1914, the Humber Forts.
		Humber was also the name of a make of British car, which disappeared after mergers in the 1960s.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hu/Humber.html (89 words)

	Humber Bridge: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		The Humber Bridge is the third-longest single-span suspension bridge in the world, near Kingston upon Hull in England.
		It spans the Humber estuary, northern England, between Barton-upon-Humber[?] on the south bank and Hessle[?] on the north bank.
		At the time of opening, the Humber Bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world, with a centre span of 1,410 metres.
	www.encyclopedian.com /hu/Humber-Bridge.html (457 words)

	Britain - LoveToKnow 1911
		They dwelt in hill forts with walls of earth or rude stone, or in villages of round huts sunk into the ground and resembling those found in parts of northern Gaul, or in subterranean chambered houses, or in hamlets of pile-dwellings constructed among the marshes.
		Besides the dozen forts on the wall, one or two outposts may have been held at Ardoch and Abernethy along the natural route which runs by Stirling and Perth to the lowlands of the east coast.
		Forts of this kind were dotted all along the military roads of the Welsh and northern hill-districts.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Britain (15394 words)

	Qwika - similar:List_of_forts
		Fort Erie was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years War (or in North America the French and Indian War) was concluded by the Treaty of Paris (1763) at which time all of New France had been ceded to Great Britain.
		Fort Breendonk (Google Satellite Image)is a fortification built in 1906 as part of the second ring of defenses (the Réduit national) around the city of Antwerp (Belgium) The fort was used as a prisoncamp by the German occupiers during World War II.
		Fort Amsterdam is the large structure towards the tip of the islandFort Amsterdam was the name of the Dutch fort that was constructed on the southern tip of Manhattan in 1625.
	www.qwika.com /rels/List_of_forts (1827 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		The Humber is an estuary formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal River Ouse and the tidal River Trent.
		Because the Humber is an estuary from the point at which it is formed, it is not correct to refer to it as the River Humber or (definitely not) the Humber River.
		When the sea level was lower in the Ice Age, the Humber was a freshwater river that could have flowed up to 30 miles or more according to sea level before it reached the sea or joined the Wash River.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Humber (486 words)

	Forts, Category, built, Yorkshire, Haile - Humber Forts
		The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the river Humber in northern England : Haile Sand Fort and Bull Sand Fort.
		Haile Sand Fort is around the low water mark between Cleethorpes and Humberston on the Lincolnshire coast.
		Dieser Artikel basiert auf dem Artikel Humber Forts aus der freien Enzyklo.
	www.alphasearch.org /Humber-Forts.html (271 words)

	Humber Forts
		The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the river Humber in northern England: Haile Sand Fort and Bull Sands Fort.
		They were built in 1914 to protect the entrance to the river.
		During World War II they remained as a deterrent and were regularly attacked by enemy aircraft.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/hu/Humber_Forts.html (82 words)

	Humber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Humber is a large tidal estuary forming part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
		The estuary also holds the Humber Bridge which was once the largest suspension bridge in the world.
		The Humber was once known as the Abus, for example in Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Humber (430 words)

	Paull Point Battery
		The battery replaced Hull Citadel (sold 1863) and consists of an earthwork battery (or fort) of an irregular pentagonal trace, its longest face running parallel to The Humber for some 600ft, and the two flanking faces each 300ft long.
		In 1866 a submarine mining Establishment and pier were built to the north of the fort.
		In 1899 the fort was armed with three 6-inch guns and two 4.7-inch guns to defend the Humber Commercial Port.
	www.palmerstonforts.org.uk /fortlog/paul.htm (414 words)

	Yorkshire history
		Roman trade goods found their way into the local Iron-age societies of the Garbrantovces who occupied the southern coastal fringes of the county; the Parisi who occupied much of what is now the East Riding; and the Brigantes, a confederation of smaller tribes, who occupied the bulk of the remainder of the county and beyond.
		The thrust across the Humber into the lands of the Parisi and the Brigantes at that point was obviously foreseen, though the means of crossing have not been determined.
		The thrust north and westwards, with large forts at York (Eboracum) and Malton (Derventio), enabled a pincer movement to develop, with the Legio XX commanded by Gnaeus Julius Agricola advancing further west.
	www.yorkshirehistory.com /romans_intro.htm (1080 words)

	Humber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Humber is a large tidal Estuary forming part of the boundary between northern and southern England.
		From 1974 to 1996 the area known now as East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire constituted Humberside and for hundreds of years before that, The Humber lay between Lindsey and The East Riding of Yorkshire.
		When the sea level was lower in the Ice age, the Humber was a freshwater river that could have flowed up to 30 miles or more according to sea level before it reached the sea or joined the Wash River.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/hu/Humber.htm (259 words)

	Yorkshire History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The fort would have been located as close to the soon to be flooded fields as the lie of the land would allow.
		Probably timed to co-inside with the attack on Fort Royal, an attack by 4,000 of horse and foot was launched in the direction of Anlaby.
		The Humber Estuary was kept for Parliament by ships Lion and Employment, which were able to maintain essential supplies to the town though never enough, according to the town’s people.
	yorksforts.netfirms.com /sieges1_secondsiege.htm (2339 words)

	CTV Toronto - Kabechenong - The Humber River's hidden history - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Every day the many kilometres of trails that line the Humber River are enjoyed by people looking for a little nature in the city.
		The Humber River winds its way through some of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in Canada.
		Details about the Capture the Humber contest can be found by visiting the TRCA website.
	toronto.ctv.ca /servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20061204/humber_river_feature_061204/20061206/?hub=TorontoHome (864 words)

	A Brief History of Hull
		From the mid 16th century there had been a castle on the East bank of the Humber with 2 forts or blockhouses North and South of it.
		The castle was rebuilt and the Southern blockhouse was rebuilt.
		A new triangular fort was built which included the citadel and the southern fort within its walls.
	www.localhistories.org /hull.html (2220 words)

	Toronto is founded
		Fort Rouillé was built by the French on what are now the grounds of the Canadian National Exhibition, next to Lake Ontario.
		Although officially it was named Fort Rouillé, after the French colonial minister, in the area it was known as Fort Toronto.
		The burnt ruins of Fort Rouillé were left as a memento for nearly a century of early Toronto history, until 1878, when they were cleared to make way for the grounds of the Toronto Exhibition.
	www.angelfire.com /mo2/dwismer/history4.html (1011 words)

	BBC Humber - Nature - Wing and Water: A Walk Around The Bempton Bird Rerserve
		Humans had settled in the region, but Britain was still attached to the continent, only this time the land bridge had become a marshy plain, which later became the North Sea.
		In the first century, the Romans invaded Britain and moved swiftly north to conquer the Humber region.
		They built a network of roads to link their forts that were strategically placed at certain points in the region.
	www.bbc.co.uk /humber/nature/walks/wing_water/03.shtml (529 words)

	My Learning - Learning with Museums in Yorkshire
		North of this area Britain was occupied by two tribes, the Parisi in East Yorkshire and the Brigantes in the rest of Yorkshire and northern England.
		Forts were also built at Brough on Humber and Malton.
		The military presence of the Romans was secured by building substantial forts, These were quickly accompanied by towns, often forming outside the forts, which were linked by a network of roads.
	www.mylearning.org /jpage.asp?jpageid=291&journeyid=103 (538 words)

	GeneralBrock.com - Fort George
		Fort George was completely abandoned in the late 1820s.
		Fort George was reconstructed in late 1930s to resemble the fort as it
		The guardhouse was the centre of the fort's daily operations.
	www.generalbrock.com /pages/forts/fortgeorge.html (2085 words)

	Local Landmarks The Humber Forts
		The upper part of the fort has an outer wall of concrete faced with armour plate which, on the seaward side is 12 inches thick.
		Both forts were manned by the army during the last war and were continually attacked by enemy aircraft and U boats.
		Bull Fort is used as a navigational aid and has a huge bell at the top which is automatically rung by a gas pressure hammer.
	www.nelincs.gov.uk /leisure/libraries/Humberforts.htm (556 words)

	The Coritani
		A large number of the coins of Volisios were found in the two hoards at Lightcliffe and Honley in south Yorkshire, and it is possible that Volisios and his lieutenants decided to move north to this area when the Romans began to occupy Coritanian territory in the south.
		This is borne out by the existence of Roman pottery and trade goods in North Ferriby in the time before the occupation of the north bank of the Humber by the Romans.
		All of these coins wese issued as late as c.AD45 and appear to have circulated in an area to the north of the canton and on the north bank of the Humber, in what is usually taken to be the territory of the Parisi.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/356238 (2819 words)

	HUMBER
		"HUMBER" is a common misspelling or typo for: cumber, hombre, humbler, hummer, lumber, number, umber.
		Humber Chief of the Huns, defeated by Locrin, King of England, and drowned in the river Abus, ever since called the Humber.
		The plaque is part of a memorial erected at Hull in honor of the dead.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Hu/Humber.html (848 words)

	Humber - Information from Reference.com
		Humber, river, c.75 mi (120 km) long, rising in the Long Range Mts., W Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, and flowing SE then SW, through Deer Lake, to the Bay of Islands at Corner Brook.
		Humber, navigable estuary of the Trent and Ouse rivers, c.40 mi (60 km) long and from 1 to 8 mi (1.6-12.9 km) wide, NE England, forming the boundary between between the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull (N) and North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire (S).
		The Humber Bridge (4,580 ft/1,396 m), linking Hull with the estuary's southern shore, was opened in July, 1981, and is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world.
	www.reference.com /search?q=Humber (719 words)

	The Guardians of the Humber - Cleethorpes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The forts were planned like a vast drum on a spinal column from which radiated girder ribs all bound together by reinforced concrete carrying heavy guns, searchlights in sponsons, protected magazines and vulnerable machinery.
		Despite problems the forts neared completion, the garrison quarters were kitted out and finally, instead of being painted the forts were rendered with a brand new invention, the American cement gun, providing a better protection against the elements.
		Today Bull Fort is in use as a navigational aid and has a huge bell on top automatically rung by a gas pressure hammer.
	www.cleethorpes-online.co.uk /forts.html (549 words)

	Overview of Toronto's History \| History of Toronto and County of York
		The natives of the area were well acquainted with Toronto as it was part of a series of trails and water routes that led from northern and western Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
		In the course of events various forts and blockhouses were constructed by the French and English along the shores of Lake Ontario and elsewhere.
		This was the last French fort in the Toronto area.
	www.historyoftoronto.ca /history/overview.html (1411 words)

	North, Category, before, Yorkshire, north, level, known, junction, across - Humber
		Ports on the Humber estuary include Hull, Grimsby, Immingham and New Holland.
		As its name recurs in the Humber Brook near Humber Court in Herefordshire or Worcestershire, the word humbr- may be a word that meant "river" or similar in an aboriginal language that was spoken in England before the Celts came (compare Tardebigge).
		Dieser Artikel basiert auf dem Artikel Humber aus der freien Enzyklo.
	www.alphasearch.org /Humber.html (449 words)

	Maunsell Forts
		The method chosen for sighting these forts was to have them built on concrete barges, which were used to tow the forts to there chosen location which once in position they were sunk in a controlled sinking.
		The fact that all of the Forts were located on sand banks helped to ensure that they did not move even in the roughest conditions.
		No consideration was made for the disposal of the forts after the war as it was considered at the time by the Ministry of Defence that the combination of weather conditions in the Thames and tidal action would destroy the forts in a relatively short period of time.
	www.gnometech.freeserve.co.uk /html/maunsell_forts.html (420 words)

	Spurn Head
		Dave Steenvoorden is the present Cox'n of the Humber lifeboat, 'Pride of the Humber'.
		After 1800 the pilots became the Humber Pilots Commission, and in 1908 they came under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Humber Conservancy Board, whose powers were in 1968 transferred to the British Transport Docks Board, and in 1981 to Associated British Ports (ABP).
		After the war the forts were placed under a system of care and maintenance, and Godwin Battery was retained as a local military base, and also used by the Territorial Army for annual camps.
	www.wilgilsland.co.uk /Spurnhead.htm (2871 words)

	Humber Forts - Definition, explanation
		The Humber Forts are two large fortifications in the mouth of the river Humber in northern England: Haile Sand Fort and Bull Sands Fort.
		During World War II they remained as a deterrent and were regularly attacked by enemy aircraft.
		Haile Sand Fort is around the low water mark between Cleethorpes and Humberston on the Lincolnshire coast.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/hu/humber_forts.php (261 words)

	The Eagle's Watch
		Humber Valley Resort's Children's Centre is available for children up to five years of age.
		Humber Valley's Kid Camp is ideal for children over the age of 5.
		Humber Valley truly offers something for everyone and especially for kids of all ages.
	www.humbervalley.com /media/newsletter/vol2issue1 (536 words)

	Articles & Essays
		His goal is to attract the Indians coming down from the north to sell their bales of pelts and furs to the French on the north side of lake Ontario rather than crossing the lake to sell to the English and Dutch on the south side at Oswego.
		The British cede the Forts at Michilimackinac (Sault Ste Marie), Detroit, Niagara, Oswego to the Americans, but do not actually give them up until 1796, 13 years later, under Jay's treaty, when long-departed loyalists are finally compensated for their property having been expropriated by the new United States government.
		The schooner Mississauga was named after the first nations people whose lands stretched around the north shore of Lake Ontario from the Trent river to Niagara, and who signed their ownership rights away five years earlier in an agreement called the "Mississauga purchase", with Deputy Surveyor General Collins and Lord Dorchester, Waubukanyne, Neace and Pacquan.
	www.cpachter.com /projects/pro_articles_Simcoe.html (6566 words)

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