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thence to Dimblington Cliff, near the entrance to 

 the Humber, it is a low sandy shore. From what 

 has been already stated of the effects of the sea 

 upon the hard or more compact shores of Scot- 

 land, it is easy to imagine what its operation must 

 be on the line of coast just described. Accord- 

 ingly, the inhabitants at Flamborough-head, and 

 indeed all along the Yorkshire coast, are too often 

 kept in mind of this, by the removal of their 

 land-marks and inclosures ; and there are many 

 traditions of churches, houses, and whole fields 

 having been overrun by the sea in the neighbour- 

 hood of Hornsea, Kilnsea, and the Spurn Point on 

 the northern side of the Humber. The widely ex- 

 tended mouth of this estuary, and the manner in 

 which it is cumbered with sand-banks off the 

 coast at Clea and Saltfleet in Lincolnshire, and in- 

 deed the appearance of the coast all the way to 

 Boston, shews that much of the land has been 

 swallowed up or overrun by the sea ; of which 

 there are many striking proofs, both of ancient 

 and modern occurrence. 

 Lincoln The Same remarks are also applicable to the 

 Norfolk. great ebb, called the Wash, forming the entrance 

 or navigation to the harbours of Boston and Lyne. 

 Here, it would appear, that the sea has made a 

 breach through the chalk hills, which are ob- 

 servable on each side of the Wash, in the coun- 

 ties of Lincoln and Norfolk, where it is obvious, 

 that the land has at one time extended further in- 



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