River Wantsum (former channel)
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The River Wantsum is a former tidal channel in Kent, England, that once separated the Isle of Thanet from the mainland and served as an important medieval shipping route before silting up.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| River Wantsum (former channel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former tidal channel
ⓘ
watercourse ⓘ |
| archaeologicalInterest | high ⓘ |
| causeOfDisappearance |
coastal sedimentation
ⓘ
silting ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
English Channel
ⓘ
surface form:
English Channel (via local coastal waters)
North Sea ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentCondition | largely infilled ⓘ |
| currentUse | agricultural land (former channel bed) ⓘ |
| environment | coastal wetland ⓘ |
| etymology | name possibly derived from Old English or Celtic roots ⓘ |
| function | maritime access route to inland ports ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfImportance | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRole | medieval shipping route ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
facilitated trade around Isle of Thanet
ⓘ
formed a natural defensive barrier ⓘ |
| knownFor |
medieval maritime route between Reculver and Sandwich
ⓘ
once isolating Isle of Thanet as an island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kent
ⓘ
Isle of Thanet (historic island) ⓘ
surface form:
Thanet district (historical context)
|
| locatedNear |
Isle of Thanet (historic island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Thanet
Reculver, Kent ⓘ
surface form:
Reculver
River Stour ⓘ SANDWICH ⓘ
surface form:
Sandwich
|
| navigableInPeriod |
Anglo-Saxon period
ⓘ
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman period
medieval period ⓘ |
| partOf | Wantsum Channel system ⓘ |
| presentDayRemnant |
drainage ditches
ⓘ
marshland ⓘ |
| region |
East Kent
ⓘ
surface form:
east Kent
|
| separated |
Isle of Thanet (historic island)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Thanet from the Kent mainland
|
| separatedUntil | late medieval period ⓘ |
| status |
former waterway
ⓘ
silted up ⓘ |
| usedFor |
navigation
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | tidal channel ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
River Stour (Kent)