What does heysham mean?

heysham

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

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"In 1897, The Midland Railway began the construction of a harbour at Heysham, to replace Morecambe, a few miles to the north, as the port for its steamer services to Northern Ireland. […] Today, Heysham is one of the busiest of Lancashire's smaller ports, with a tidal basin of 36 acres, and a depth of 45½ ft. and 17 ft. at high and low water respectively on spring tides."

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