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ARTS / ARCHITECTURE and BUILDINGS
List: Top 10 Longest Seaside Piers in Britain
Date: as at 2009
Source: Daily Telegraph
Base: All seaside piers in mainland Britain.
Notes: Please visit link above for a delightful photo essay on this subject. The picture of Bangor Garth Pier is beautiful.
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Rank
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Seaside Pier
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County
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Year
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Length
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1.
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Southend-on-Sea
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Essex
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1890
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2,158 m
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2.
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Southport
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Lancashire
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1860
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1,107 m
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3.
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Walton-on-the-Naze
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Essex
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1895
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793 m
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4.
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Ryde
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Isle of Wight
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1814
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703 m
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5.
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Llandudno
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Gwynedd
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1877
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700 m
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6.
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Ramsey
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Isle of Man
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1882
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683 m
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7.
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Hythe
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Hampshire
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1881
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640 m
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8.
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Brighton Palace Pier
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East Sussex
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1899
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537 m
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9.
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Bangor Garth Pier
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Gwynedd
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1896
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472 m
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10.
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Weston-super-Mare Birnbeck Pier)
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Avon
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1867
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411 m
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