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| The Harwich History Wiki is a long term project, designed to document the history of the seaport of Harwich in Essex in the UK. | The Harwich History Wiki is a long term project, designed to document the history of the seaport of Harwich in Essex in the UK. | ||
| - | Harwich officially came into being at some point around 1177 when a chapel on the site was recorded. This probably reflected the fact that people had been using the sandy promontory as a place to land boats, perhaps ferrying cargo from larger boats moored in the harbour. | + | Harwich officially came into being at some point around 1177 when a chapel on the site was recorded. This probably reflected the fact that people had been using the sandy promontory as a place to land boats, perhaps ferrying cargo from larger boats moored in the estuaries of the rivers Stour and Orwell - the natural harbour that helped make Harwich so important. |
| The town received its first charter in 1238 and early trading with continental Europe is recorded from that time. | The town received its first charter in 1238 and early trading with continental Europe is recorded from that time. | ||
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