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The Chines and Cliffs of Bournemouth
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 May 2009
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THE country round Bournemouth consists of a wedge-shaped plateau, lying between the River Stour and the sea, and ranging roughly from 100 to 200 feet above sea-level. Of the numerous valleys which intersect it, those that join the Stour present as a rule no special features, but most of those running down to the sea are of exceptional character and are known as chines—a term which does not admit of very accurate definition, but is generally applied only to valleys of more than usual steepness.
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page 72 note 1 The latter name is used by Mr.Starkie Gardner, the former by the Ordnance Survey, by which what used to be known as “Branksome Chine” is called “Branksome Dene Chine”.
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page 76 note 1 The peat does not seem to have been broken up, but to have sunk down, which goes far to support Lyell's contention that in this particular case the submergence of the forest is due more to undermining of the peat than to any general change in sea-level.
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