WASH, THE

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WASH, THE , a shallow bay of the North Sea, on the Lincoln-shire and Norfolk

coast

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

of England. It is roughly square in shape, penetrating the

land

LAND

for 22 m., and being 20 M. wide at the head and 12 at the mouth. Through the sandbanks which form its bed there are two

main

channels into deep water; one, Boston Deeps, is kept open by the waters of the Witham and Welland; the other, Lynn Deeps, gives passage to those of the Nene and the

Great

GREAT

Ouse. The

Wash

WASH, THE

is the remnant of a much larger bay, which covered a large

part

PART

of the

Fens

FENS

which now border it; it is gradually filling with the deposits of the rivers, and from time to time small portions are reclaimed (see

FENS

FENS

). The flat bordering lands are protected by sea-walls. The formerly dangerous passage of the marsh-lands, which were liable to irruptions of the tide, is illustrated by the accident to
King John in 1216 shortly before his death. Passing over the

Cross

CROSS

Keys

Wash

WASH, THE

, near Sutton

Bridge

BRIDGE

, his baggage and treasure wagons were engulfed and he himself barely escaped with

life

LIFE

.

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