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XXXIV. An Account of the River of Orwell, or Orewell, in the County of Suffolk, and of the Town and Harbour of that Name, by Mr. Myers. Communicated by Mr. Astle, from the Papers of the late Mr. Morant

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Orwell is a river in Suffolk, arising a little to the west of Rattlesdon. It takes in the Gipping a little below Stow, runs by Needham Market and Ipswich, and joining the Stour, that separates Suffolk from Essex at Harwich, forms what is now called Harwich harbour; then passing by Languard fort, and the sand called the Andrews, it discharges itself into the ocean; at the mouth whereof we have strong reasons to suppose there formerly was a very considerable town that took its name from the river, in all probability, and gave its name to Orwell harbour.

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Archaeologia , Volume 10 , 1789 , pp. 350 - 359
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1789

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page 354 note [a] This happened, in all probability, about the year 852, when they came up the Thames with 300 fail, and committed unheard-of barbarities where-ever they came.

page 357 note [b] Polles head, in a record 14 Edw. III. is called le Polles; and in a patent of Henry VIII. who granted a very extensive charter to Ipswich, it is called Pollis head in alto mari.

page 357 note [c] It seems plain to me, that Camden, and those who wrote since, as Horsley &c. knew very little of our coast. I am confident they never were upon the place, but, have taken their accounts from those who knew little of the country.