Wantsum Channel system
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The Wantsum Channel system was a former navigable waterway in Kent, England, that once separated the Isle of Thanet from the mainland and played a significant role in medieval maritime trade and coastal geography.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former navigable waterway
ⓘ
historical waterway ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
English Channel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline |
changes in sea level
ⓘ
coastal sedimentation ⓘ silting ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
River Stour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Wantsum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentUse | drainage and agriculture in reclaimed marshland ⓘ |
| geographicalType |
estuarine system
ⓘ
tidal channel ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
affected coastal geography of east Kent
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influenced the insular status of the Isle of Thanet ⓘ |
| historicalMapEvidence | shown as a waterway on early maps of Kent ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
provided sheltered passage for shipping along the Kent coast
ⓘ
separated Isle of Thanet from mainland Kent ⓘ |
| lengthApproximate | about 8 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Reculver coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thanet coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigation | navigable in Roman and medieval times ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Reculver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sandwich NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarre NERFINISHED ⓘ St Nicholas-at-Wade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval maritime network around the Thames Estuary ⓘ |
| presentDayRemnant |
River Stour at Sandwich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
drainage ditches and marshland in the Wantsum area ⓘ |
| region | Isle of Thanet area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separated |
Isle of Thanet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kent mainland ⓘ |
| significance |
coastal defence route in medieval period
ⓘ
medieval maritime trade route ⓘ |
| status |
no longer navigable
ⓘ
silted up ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorUse |
Anglo-Saxon period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to ports such as Sandwich
ⓘ
coastal shipping ⓘ |
| widthHistorical | up to about 2 miles ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
River Wantsum