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When was the word "marina" first used in English place-names? OED (revised 2000) has the senses (1) that part of a coastal town, esp. a resort, which adjoins the sea; (2) a dock, harbour, or basin. (1) is only recorded in foreign locations between 1798 and 1901, and (2) only since 1930. This is quite inadequate, since Hastings had a West Marina in 1900, and Lowestoft had a Marina in 1904, the district next to the Herring Basin. These are marked on OS maps, and there are probably more around this date. Any earlier examples? Keith ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the EPNL list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=EPNL&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/EPNL, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/