Freshwater: former Freshwater Bay Post Office
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Freshwater: former Freshwater Bay Post Office
Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 20 Mar 2014
A post office was first established at this end of Freshwater on 1 April 1892 when it was named Freshwater Gate, but it was renamed Freshwater Bay on 1 June of the same year. It closed finally on 7 July 2013 - see Image for a close-up of the postbox and the bench alongside, which is placed in honour of the family who ran the post office for its last 47 years.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.673567
Longitude
-1.51794