Place:Fleet, Dorset, England

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NameFleet
Alt namesFletasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 94
Fletesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 94
Flotasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 94
Flotesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 94
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates50.617°N 2.517°W
Located inDorset, England
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Fleet is a hamlet and parish in south Dorset, England, situated two miles west of Weymouth. The village is named for The Fleet, the nearby lagoon behind Chesil Beach. J. Meade Falkner's smuggling novel, Moonfleet is set in the village. On 24 November 1824 strong winds and a storm surge caused waves to breach Chesil Beach, and many of the buildings in the village were destroyed. Moonfleet Manor is situated in the village of Fleet.

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