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Bosham

United Kingdom / England / Bosham /

Legend has it that Bosham (pronounced Bozzum) was the site where Canute the Great or Canute I (also known as Cnut) commanded the waves to "go back" so as to demonstrate to his overly deferential courtiers the limits of a King's powers.
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Coordinates:   50°49'49"N   -0°50'55"E
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